Album Notes

With their blend of tradition and modernity, Children of the Revolution is proving to be one of the most original and accomplished bands in the
U.S. today and represent the future of popular music.

- Jacob Edgar, VP of A&R, Putumayo World Music


“I love Children of the Revolution’s “Liberation” CD
so much, I’m going to feature it on the FRONT PAGE of
CD Baby… We get about 75 new albums a DAY coming
in here (about 30,000) total) and yours is one of the
best I’ve ever heard.” -Derek Sivers founder CD Baby

“When you go to a Children of the Revolution show, you
might as well leave your preconceptions about “world
music” at the door” wrote Tina Potterf of the
Seattle Times. Fans will usually say something like,
“That was the best live show I’ve ever been to; I
don’t know quite how to describe it.” From Bozeman
Montana to the caves of Granada, Spain, from Istanbul
to Taiwan…COTR make life-long fans wherever they go.

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