About
Harry Manx & the Urban Turban
He has been called an "essential link" between the music of East and West, creating musical short storiesthat use the essence of the blues and the depth of Indian ragas. It is the sort of music that is hard to forget. A unique artist, Harry Manx has brought the sounds of India to the Blues. Combining lap-slide guitar and the blues with the Mohan Veena (a 20-string member of the guitar family created and named by Indian musical guru Vishwa Mohan Bhatt) and his own distinctive vocals, Manx creates a new musical experience. His brand new album, Wise and Otherwise, released April 2nd, 2002 on Northern Blues Music, has been garnering positive attention across the country. His first Canadian CD entitled Dog My Cat, released in 2001, produced by Jordy Sharpe at the Barn Studios in Salt Spring Island, BC, enjoyed rave reviews nationally and won an "Indie" award for Blues Album of the Year at Canadian Music Week this year.
Born on the Isle of Man, Manx immigrated to Canada as a child. In the mid-seventies, he traveled to Europe and spent the next ten years performing in cafes and bars, honing the musical skills that would provide the foundation for his later musical experimentation. ... show more
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BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano U
