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Links:
Blues links through Asia and then some
This list is divided into Singaporean, Asia/Pacific, and general blues links.
(Keep scrolling to find what you want.) If you have a link to add to the list, e-mail misterchang@yahoo.com.
- Singapore
Crazy Elephant http://www.crazyelephant.com
From the joint that brought blues (and the first blues festival) to Clarke Quay. Photos, contacts, and lots of elephantine iconography.
Cutie Morning Moon http://60spunk.m78.com/singaporean.html
This Japanese punk site has posted some webpages (written by Joe Pereira) dedicated to sixties-era
Singaporean rock bands.
New Vintage Blues Band
http://www.newvintageblues.com
NVBB is a local/expat blues hybrid. Biographies of the band, pics, and audio downloads.
Roomful of Blues http://www.roomfulofblues.com
ROB was probably the first Singaporean site to attempt a blues discussion group. Perhaps no one signed up, as the site's been a dead end for a while now.
Singapore Blues Festival
http://bluesfestival.today.com.sg
Maintained by R. Segar, who plays bass with Siva Choy and is a
co-organizer of the Singapore Blues Festival.
Siva Choy http://sivachoy.today.com.sg
A slightly outdated site dedicated to one of Singapore's best blues singers, Siva Choy.
Thomson Jazz Club http://www.thomsonjazz.com
Need a horn player? The Thomson Jazz Club has got 'em, plus big band concerts and workshops. Someone please call them up and start the first jump blues band to jump, jive 'n' wail in Singapore.
Universal Blues Band http://www.ublues.com
A well-managed site by a young, perhaps over-proselytizing, band. Gig listings, bios, great pics, audio downloads, and info on the latest uBlues productions.
Viyo Records http://www.starhub.net.sg/~viyo
Siva Choy's record label. Click here to buy his CD online.
- Asia/Pacific and Asian-Americana
Tomo Fujita & Blue Funk http://www.tomofujita.com
Fujita is the axe-wielding Assistant Professor at the Berklee School of Music and leader of the jazz/blues/fusion band Blue Funk.
Yuni http://www.yunhui.com
Yun Hui is the former keyboardist/vocalist with the Indy-based roots band Red Beans & Rice. She's since struck out on her own and works out of Hollywood.
- Publications, Societies and Foundations
Blues Access http://www.bluesaccess.com
The Blues Foundation http://www.blues.org
Blues Revue http://www.bluesrevue.com
Living Blues Magazine http://www.livingblues.com
Music Maker Relief Foundation http://www.musicmaker.org
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