Artist description Described as "The World on One Stage", Children of the Revolution is made up of musicians, singers and dancers from 9 different nations including Greece, Spain, India, Turkey, Iraq, Brazil, Japan, Croatia and the U.S.

Music Style World/Rock

Similar Artists Gypsy Kings, Santana, Buena Vista Social Club,

Artist History In 1998 vocalist Vassili and guitarist Eric Jaeger quit their day jobs and Children of the Revolution was born.They experimented for 6 months, blending music from their Greek and flamenco roots with American song writing influences and began to perform in Seattle clubs. In the months that followed, they were joined by some of Seattle's most talented multi-ethnic singers, dancers and musicians including a Greek lyric soprano opera singer, a 4-octave soprano from Bobby McFerrin's voicestra, a mad violinist from Broadway, a stunning young belly dancer, a Turkish/Greek world music virtuoso, a fantastic flamenco dancer from Spain, a Japanese flamenco singer, the foremost Middle Eastern percussionist in the region, and a Fijian tabla player whose Mother played with the Beatles. The show that evolved has been described as a Mediterranean Riverdance with elements of the Gypsy Kings, Santana and Buena Vista Social Club. Fitting the ensemble onto small stages in smoky clubs became impossible. The Concert stage was where they belonged. The first of these theatrical performances was a sold out CD release concert. After a succession of packed houses, Children of the Revolution performed in Taiwan before 35,000 people. What followed was a series of sold out performances in Seattle's finest concert venues culminating in last November's CD and video release concert at the prestigious 3000 seat Paramount Theatre, playing with such local and international stars as Reggie Watts of Maktub, and Johnny Kalsi of AFRO/CELT SOUND SYSTEM. The group has performed live on a broad range of radio and TV stations including KUOW/NPR; classical KING FM; and KUBE FM, (the #1 radio station in Seattle), KCTS TV, and KCPQ TV. Children of the Revolution are currently filming a feature film called "Keep Holding On" and are raising money for HIV support groups for women. And having attained their goals regionally, they now look to do the same thing nationally and internationally. The lightning progress of the group, including its CD sales (reaching #2 on the Amazon.com charts for Seattle groups), is attributed to both their unique blend of music that crosses more boundaries than any other group on the world music scene, and their extraordinary performance skills. Their shows have the energy and intensity of a rock concert and appeal to every type of audience, regardless of age, background or musical preference. They are truly "The World On One Stage".

Group Members Vassili: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bouzouki, and Native American Flute Eric Jaeger: Lead Flamenco Guitar & Bouzouki, Vocals Bob Beer: Vocals, Cretan Lyra and Saz Beth Quist Vocals, Dulcimer and Keyboards Virginia Voulgaris: Vocals Keiko Ooka: Flamenco Vocals John Morovich: Vocals, Tamboritza and Accordion Encarnación: Flamenco Dance and Vocals Amelia Moore: Greco-Egyptian Belly Dance and Vocals Jeffrey Sick: Violin Andy Zadrozny: Stand-up Bass Mustafa Alkhedairy: Dumbek and Latin Percussion Anil Kumar Prassad: Tablas, Latin Percussion and Trap Kit

Albums Debut CD

Press Reviews “An infectious new blend!” Gene Stout, Seattle Post-Intelligencer ~~~ “As good as it gets! For a moment I thought I was in Europe.” Robert Commandy, San Francisco Chronicle ~~~ “This group includes artists form six different nations covering all points of the globe, making for a mix unlike any heard before.” Allen Price, Victory Review

Additional Info Also has a 2 hour concert video at www.wmrevolution.com

Location Seattle, WA - USA

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