Life, Love (and Guantanamo Bay . . .) by Children of the Revolution

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They can loosely be compared to such breakaway and

high-energy world music artists such as Ozomatli,

Gipsy Kings, Santana, Manu Chau and the Afro

Celt Sound System, but all similarities stop there.

Made up of virtuoso musicians, singers and dancers

from around the world, COTR blend their Flamenco, Greek,

and Rock roots creating, a lush and melodic sound driven by infectious Latin and Middle-Eastern grooves.

The group is fronted by lead singer Vassili and guitarist

Eric Jaeger. Sharing the spotlight is Barcelona-born flamenco

dancer Encarnación and over-the-top electric violinist Geoffrey

Castle. Their electrifying and sexy concerts showcase outstanding musicianship and songwriting with world-class dance performances. Both world music aficionados and those new to the genre agree - COTR puts on one of the most unifying and entertaining shows in the world!

Guest artists both live and recorded have included

legendary rock singer, Ann Wilson of Heart, Afro Celt

drummer Johnnie Kalsi, Maktub soul/rock singer Reggie

Watts, former Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo,

Venezuelan punk/folk singer Yva LasVegass, and Cirque

de Soliel vocalist, Beth Quist.

In less than two years, COTR went from playing small

clubs to filling some of the Northwest’s most

prestigious theaters such as Meany Hall, Benaroya Hall

and the 3,000-seat Paramount Theater.

COTR is a consistent audience favorite of major festivals in the region

such as Folklife, Vancouver Folk Festival, Bumbershoot and Sweetpea because

3-6,000 people will be dancing and singing at their show. “Eleftheria” (the Greek word for freedom) is their anthem that ends the show and ALWAYS gets the crowd jumping in unison!

COTR have the achievements, experience and systems in

place to create a totally new movement in popular

music. They have toured extensively through the

Northwest and Canada and have been invited to perform

at very special historical events such as; the first

Western band invited to play for the Buddha’s Birthday

in Puli, Taiwan for over 30,000 people, the Government

Leader’s Conference organized by Bill Gates and Paul

G. Allen in Seattle at Experience Music Project and

KROCK’s Tsunami Relief benefit concert headlined by

surviving members of Alice in Chains and Heart. COTR’s

concert DVD has aired on numerous PBS stations across

the country and select tracks from their album, Liberation

appear on Putumayo Records compilations.

After spending five months in Europe where they performed

and studied with flamenco masters in Spain, rye singers in

Morocco and Turkish musicians in Istanbul, COTR returned to

record their latest CD, Life, Love and Guantanamo Bay. The

album is an artistic breakthrough for Children of the Revolution and promises

to bring them into the international spotlight.

“We play the music that we love, the music of our

homelands. We play with the hope that all revolutions could be

musical ones.” - Children of the Revolution

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