photo gallery - australia
Blues at Bridgetown "Universal Blues 2000"
The meeting of minds - Loong in his usual self talking about ublues with blues legend John Hammond.
When America's legendary bluesman John Paul Hammond was here in 1993, he buried the notion that an artiste had to be black to sing the blues. "It's like saying you have to be white to sing opera,'' he said. "People who play blues don't distinguish whether you're black or white or yellow or green.'' - extracted from Straits Times article featuring ublues.
Loong and Jalla with Victor Brox, one of the pioneers of the British Blues movement. Both Jimi Hendrix and Tina Turner have described him as their favourite white blues singer. Read what he has to say about the ublues band, and find out more about VIctor Brox.
With Jim Conway, Australian blues harp maestro, part of the acclaimed Backsliders. Here perfoming together with ublues after the screening of "universal blues" and his feature film autobiographical documentary.
Here seen with our good friends, the Blue Shaddy Band, known as one of Australia's premier blues outfits. Ivan Zar (blue shirt and hat) is a well known local exponent of delta blues.
With John Butler and his bassist. John Butler is a hot young talent out of WA, taking Australia by storm.
Loong filming Barbara Blue, a blues queen from Memphis, Tennessee, for an upcoming blues documentary.
Loong with John Wilson, ex-Dave Hole bassist having a jam onstage
Jalla, Phil Arena and horn section
Part of the crowd watching ublues at the Bridgetown Hotel stage.
Loong and Jalla also perform as an acoustic duo, here seen at Blues at Bridgetown before the screening of "Univeral Blues", the film. Loong and Jalla performed as a duo at the National University of Singapore on the 18th of May 2001.
Blue Owls Nest, Blues at Bridgetown. The band onstage after a set by legend John Hammond, playing to a discerning crowd, and bringing the house down!
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