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!!!Watcha Clan on top of the German charts!!! * That would be a great thing
But don't worry if you have already bought the champagne! There is another reason to celebrate: the release of Watcha Clan's new groundbreaking, mind blowing album "radio Babel"!Which is now ...
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A great loss for the world music scene * Charlie Gillet dies at age of 68
The whole Piranha Team was very sad to hear that BBC DJ & key figure for the world music scene, Charlie Gillett, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 68. Most of us only knew him from a far ... -
An Evening for Africa * Sister Fa Fights On
Since the start of her career, Piranha's Sister Fa has been committed to making the people of her country aware of her fight against Female Genital Cutting. Breaking more than just one taboo by ... -
AWARD * World Music Oscar goes to El Presidente
On 5 July 2008 Christoph Borkowsky received the prestigious world music award Ehren-RUTH, presented at the German festival TFF Rudolstadt. The award was in honour of Christoph's many years - and many ... -
Balkan brass in Berlin * Boban & Marko Markovic live with Miss Platnum
The Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestar blew through Berlin recently, a rare visit to the German capital which was part of their whirlwind "Devla" album release tour. We took the opportunity to snap a ... -
Balkan Dream Team in Berlin * Goran Bregovic, Shantel & Robert Soko
We're announcing it here with a (virtual) blasting trumpet fanfare, Mr. Balkan Beats himself, Robert Soko, joins the illustrious Goran Bregovic and his Wedding & Funeral Band with Shantel & Bucovina ... -
Balkan Picture Contest
Become friend with us on Facebook and post your best Balkan picture on our Facebook wall. The Top 5 with the most 'Likes' win our brand-new CD 'Brass Noir - On the Trans-Balkan Highway'. Winner #1 ... -
BalkanBeats Chicago Style * Soko to rock the World Music Festival
The windy city is about to get a fierce blast of Balkan energy - DJ Robert Soko shares the billing with Romania's Mahala Rai Banda, a high-octane group straight out of Bucharest and named after the ... -
BalkanBeats on the big screen * Soko heads to the heart of Balkan soul
We've got big news for you - Robert Soko, founding father of the almighty BalkanBeats is on the road. OK, this alone isn't such big news, since he's basically always out and about DJing around the ... -
BE NAIF WITH PIRANHA * Album by Sonia Brex out now!
"Though we all know where this leads, can we all just be a bit more naif?" Yes, we can! "Naif" is now available worldwide. Sonia Brex's "Naif" is an electro-pop album laced with vintage influences ... -
Be naif! * Behind the Scenes
Immobile porcelain dog? Big butterflies? Obtrusive observation cameras? Piranhas?All of the aforementioned were involved in a recent photo shoot by our house photographer Michael Mann for a publicity ... -
Berlin Battle of the Bands * Creole World Music from Germany
The second edition of "Creole - World Music from Germany" is being held in Berlin at Huxleys Neue Welt on September 24th-27th. "Creole" is unique in being Germany's only national competition for the ... -
BerlinskiBeat is Born * Robert Soko & Corvus Corax
It might seem an odd match, but then, some of the best matches look that way at first glance... medieval metal stadium rockers Corvus Corax have shed their druid costumes, set aside the Latin lyrics ... -
Boban Markovic - The King of Guca - came for a visit
We are very pleased and honored by the visit of Boban Markovic - the undisputed King of Balkan Brass - in our office. It was our pleasure to give Boban a guided tour through our various departments ... -
Brass Noir - On the Trans-Balkan Highway
Brass Noir presents some of the most renowned artists of the Balkan, seleced by DJ Robert Soko the inventor of the popular BalkanBeat Party, featuring Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar, the undisputed ... -
Bye 2009 * Hello 2010
That's it. The working year 2009 is officially over for the Piranha team. It has been an exciting and productive year but we all need to refresh our powers for the new one, so the office will be ... -
C3 Festival CLUB CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
C3 FestivalCLUB CONTEMPORARY CLASSICALBERLIN / ESSEN / GDANSKBerlin: Berghain und RADIALSYSTEM V, 23. - 26. November 2011Essen: Welterbe Zollverein, 24. - 26. November 2011Gdansk (Danzig): St. John's ... -
Call for submissions * Compilation Listen to Berlin Vol. III
Berlin, 28 April 2010 - for the third time the Berlin Music Commission (BMC) searches new representatives of the Berlin pop and world music scene for the compilation CD "Listen to Berlin".Supported ... -
Call for Submissions * Listen to Berlin Vol. II
As a service to the Berlin Music Commission (BMC), Piranha Musik is producing the follow up to last year's promo compilation "achtung music - new berlin talent" Vol. I. For the second round, ... -
Clash of the Titans * Balkan Brass Battle Tourupdate
Heavy, heavy Monster Sound coming to you in 2011...For the first time ever Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar and Fanfare Ciocarlia - two of the foremost Gypsy brass bands of the world - will join the ... -
Clash of the Titans, Balkan Style
Prepare youselves! Out of the Wild East, the two mightiest forces in Gypsy Brass will be invading the concert stages around the world in 2011, together, for the very first time! Fanfare Ciocarlia and ... -
Cosmonautix - not only Sex sells! * Cosmonautix are our Shooting Stars
After countless sucessful gigs in Berlin and Germany our Cosmonauts from Berlin definitely made it!Their concerts are really well visited and their Energija is selling amazingly good. If this wasn't ... -
Cosmonautix land on planet rock * "Energija" record release
Berlin's own sonic space explorers, the Cosmonautix, have just returned to earth from their journeys to the outer reaches of Slavic musical madness. What have they brought back? "Energija", a pumping ... -
Darko Strikes Again * PDS Live Album Out Now
"This album made me fervently wish I'd been at this concert, while simultaneously making me grateful that I at least had this recording of it. So thanks, you lovely people, for reminding me of what ...
