Chris Conway World Music

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Chris Conway has made a great reputation for himself in the world music scene. He's released 5 CDs with Jazz Orient (a.k.a. Re-Orient) with sitar maestro Baluji Shrivastav featuring many of his own compositions, and many other world music CDs.

He has also worked with tabla player Talvin Singh, violin virtuoso Dr L Subramanium, and sarangi master Ramesh Mishra and tabla masters Sarwar Sabri, Partha Murathi Mukherje, and Ustad Faiyaz Khan. 2 of his compositions are on a World Music compilation Crossing Borders alongside tracks by Trilok Gurtu, Hariprasad Chaurasia and Larry Coryell. He has also toured the UK with 2 Indian Dance troups and a number of Irish bands.

He has supported Ali Farka Toure, The Saw Doctors, Baka Beyond, Frances Black, and many others...

live world music acts

Jazz Orient/Re-Orient CC plus sitar maestro Baluji Shivastav, singer/dancer Linda Shanovitch form the core of this world music group who have recorded 5 CDs. For more info go here	Govannen Irish band, Chris Conway, Dan Britton, Adele and Bridget McMahon covering traditional Irish songs, jigs, reels and airs, plus also atmospheric Celtic music. They released a CD Healing Waters in 2005
The Rain Garden Originally a duo with CC and sitar, tabla player Carl Peberdy, the group expanded to become a pool of musicians. They recorded a number of albums on cassette which hopefully will soon be re-released on CD. They released 1 CD Ritual of the Sky People. Though not currently active, reunion gigs happen now and again.	Harps of Avalon group led by Celtic harp player France Ellul, including CC, tabla player Tarsem Kalyan, and fiddle player Roger Wilson, who play traditional and new music.
Nilima Devi Dance Company CC sometimes tours with kathak dancer Nilima Devi and various formations depending on the show. The last tour included Indian and Irish music side-by-side.

chris conway's history in world music

Chris Conway's world music usually centres around Indian Music or Celtic Music.
Indian music interest began after studying sitar for a year with Dharambir Singh. A meeting with more advanced student Carl Peberdy led to the formation of The Rain Garden, UK tours, a host of cassette albums and 1 CD in their 15 year association.
He was then noticed and toured with Pusjkala Gopal & Unnikrishnan classical dance troupe. This in turn led to his meeting and touring with Jazz Orient (also known as Re-Orient for their ARC Music CDs), recording 4 CDs.
He also played with Dr L Subramanium, Talvin Singh, Ramesh Mishra, Sarwar Sabri, Kumar Saswat during this time. Currently he tours now and then with kathak dancer Nilima Devi's dance projects.
In 03 he released Ayurveda blending Indian influences with relaxation and atmospheric music.

Celtic music began when,influenced by Alan Stivell he formed the Celtic band Universal Spirit in his college days, then adding Celtic touches to The Rain Garden sets. He then joined The McMahons & Dan Britton (later known as Govannen) recording 1 CD in 04 with them, Healing Waters, mixing traditional styles with atmospheric music and an upbeat rhythmic album Celtic Fire with them in 07.
He recorded and produced 2 albums for Celtic harper France Ellul in 05 and 07.

He has always infused Celtic touches on his singer-songwriting albums and live sets - there's usually at least a couple of Celtic tracks on each CD.

Over the years his low and tin whistle playing, and especially his improvising on them, have become trademarks and he is in demand for recording sessions.

world music - jazz fusion cds
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Jazz Orient Bird Dancer	Jazz Orient Live at the South Bank	Re-Orient Indian World Music Fusion	Re-Orient Seven Steps To The Sun	Baluji Shrivastav & Re-Orient Re-Orient
The Rain Garden Ritual of the Sky People	Puleston & Conway The Healing Drum	Chocolate Bossa

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world music - celtic cds
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Govannen Healing Waters	Govannen The Water is Wide	Govannen Celtic Fire

world music - ambient - chill out cds
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Ayurveda	Pimlett & Conway Summoning The Spirit	France Ellul Spirits of the Sea	France Ellul Spirits of the Moon	River of Life

Conway plays on other world music cds
click 4 link		tracks featuring CC
	France Ellul - The Seven Harps of Avalon FCLE CD01 2001	9 - tin, bamboo & low whistle, e 9st guitar, zither - CC wrote 1
	Freya Federation - Freya Federation well-gcd001 2000	2 - keyboards, vocals and whistle
compilation cds
	Melting Pot - global sounds from arc music ARC Music EUCD8660 2004	1 - Rendezvous With Rama
	Crossing Borders - Crossing Borders ARC Music EUCD1660 2001	2 - Rendezvous With Rama & Bird Dancer - Re-Orient CDs - also incudes tracks by Trilok Gurtu & Hariprasad Chaurasia
	ARC Music 25th Anniversary sampler ARC Music 2001	1 - Rendezvous With Rama