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WATCHA CLAN GOES LA BOOM
Funkhaus Europa, Summerstage 2010 and c-o pop present a French Sunday with fascinating bands from Paris, Marseille and Nantes. We are glad to announce that our artists Watcha Clan have been chosen to ...
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The Man Behind the Camera * Piranha's Photographer
Many of you might have noticed a change in Piranha's CD design and photography over the past two years. The upcoming release of Magnificofeatures more unusual, fresh snaps of the artist, both on the ... -
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 ... -
Devla goes Turkey * Release and tour dates
After last years successful release of Piranha's BalkanBeats album in Turkey our licensing partner Topkapi will now bring some more fresh sounds into their country. Boban I Marko Markovic's "Devla" ... -
Double Dose * Magnifico at BalkanBeats Berlin
Slovenia's high priest of high quality and highly amusing Balkan pop, the magnificent Magnifico, is taking to the stage in Berlin's Lido onSaturday, 8 May on a double bill with BalkanBeats' ... -
Frühling in Berlin * Sonia Brex video premiere
Frau Brex has just created an accurate video impression of Berlin in springtime for her upcoming Piranha release. For those of you having sleepless nights because they can't wait for the album to be ... -
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 ... -
Parental Advisory * Sonia Brex @ Fun Factory
We've got a titillating tidbit for you, a bit of the wink-wink, nudge-nudge: Last weekend a new toystore opened in the middle of Berlin at Hackescher Markt, that square where hipsters and tourists ... -
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 ... -
We've got da Funk! * Egypt Noir Nubian Soul Treasures
Piranha is proud to release a collection of Nubian Soul Treasures, up to now available exclusively through Germany's premiere catalog for bibliophiles, the Büchergilde. "Egypt Noir" gives an ... -
Maurice el Medioni * Godfather of the PianOriental
Another Piranha artist is immortalized on celluloid:. We just got the news that Eclectic Films Ltd has begun the filming of "Maurice". Over the next year, they'll be putting together scenes of the ... -
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 ... -
The Socalled Movie * US premiere @ SXSW
The National Film Board of Canada has partnered with YouTube for the US premiere of the feature-length documentary film, The "Socalled" Movie in the U.S, starting March 16 during SXSW. Canadian ... -
Licensing * Best Of Chango Spasiuk
We have good news for all fans of Chamamé music's "guardian angel" Chango Spasiuk: UK label Demon Music Group has selected Piranha artist Chango Spasiuk to do a "Best Of" double CD, including 8 out ... -
Sister Fa back from Senegal * Tour in Germany
Our Senegalese superwoman is back from a successful tour through her home country. But instead of taking a rest, she's simply taken a deep breath and kept on marching: From next week on Sister Fa & ... -
Piranha on a Screen Near You * Licensing Successes
Spot the Klezmatics in a wedding crowd on "Sex and the City", listen up for Darko Rundek in a clip from the German prime time series "Kommisar Stollberg", hum along with "Mama" (Bantu ft. Ayuba) in a ... -
Sister Fa in Senegal * "Education sans excision" Tour 30.01.-12.02.10
Although forbidden by law, Female Genital Cutting is still a common practice in several Senegalese communities. Sister Fa is on a mission to change this situation, bringing support, information and ... -
Piranhas Out & About * International Music Business
2010 has just begun and the staffers at Piranha World Headquarters are busy jetting about on international music business: Production & Communication Director Jennifer Dautermann dons her C3 Festival ... -
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 ... -
Praktikumsausschreibung * Student/in gesucht
We're making a little exception from the rule today: news in German. Piranha is looking for a trainee.PRAKTIKUMSAUSSCHREIBUNGPiranha Musik & IT, Label und Anbieter von Online-Services für Musik aus ... -
Piranha Tops in World Music Charts Europe * 2009 Top of the Year List
'Tis the season for reviewing the passing year. This of course includes all kinds of "Best of 2009" lists. We might not have made the Best Dressed (nor, for that matter, the Worst Dressed), but the ... -
Sister Fa shines at UN Concert in NYC * review and footage
Piranha Towers residents were delighted to hear this rave review of Sister Fa's performance at the United Nations in New York City"In a star-studded evening, which included standout performances by ... -
We're your pushermen * BalkanBeats out now!
It was 1990 when Robert Soko left his home town Zenica in Bosnia. After travelling around a bit, he ended up in Berlin. The wall had just fallen, everything seemed possible… 3 years later the first ... -
United Nations Day Concert: Tribute to Peacekeeping * Sister Fa in NYC
On 23rd October, Musical artists from around the world will unite to pay tribute to UN peacekeepers who serve some of the most victimized populations in the most dangerous places on earth. Using ...
