news: CATHERINE POTTER - DUNIYA PROJECT has just completed a successful international tour including 4 concerts in Europe and 9 performances in India where the Duniya Project CD was released by Music Today under the title, Following in the Footsteps of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia.

CATHERINE POTTER - DUNIYA PROJECT, unique world music ensemble, melds ancient and current traditions; faithfully rending the intracate beauty of Indian ragas while creating jazzy atmospheres and enticing rhythms with forays into flamenco, funk and gamelan. A musical odyssey between Montreal and Mumbai, where Catherine continures to perfect her skills with the world’s top bansuri master, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Duniya, which means ‘world’ in several Asian and African languages, speaks to both the international flavour of the music and to the diverse backgrounds of the outstanding musicians who make up DUNIYA PROJECT’s unique global sound.

The group presently features Catherine Potter on bansuri, Ravi Naimpally on tabla, Nicolas Caloia on double–bass, Thom Gossage on drums along with different guest guitarists including Jorge Martinez, Jean-Marc Hébert, John Gzowski and Joy Anadasivam.   All contribute to the ensemble’s unique melding of ancient  and current traditions and the project often includes additional guests from a wide array of musical traditions; such as Palestinian oud player Simon Shaheen, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia and tabla player, Subhankar Bannerjee.

CATHERINE POTTER - DUNIYA PROJECT has performed to acclaim in Canada, India and Europe at jazz, folk and new music festivals including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Kolkata's Congo Square Jazz Festival, East-West Festival in Bangalore, Ottawa International Jazz Festival, the Festival du Monde Arabe and Small World’s South Asian Music Fest in Toronto to name a few. The project often features additional guests from a wide array of musical traditions; such as Palestinian oud player Simon Shaheen, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, tabla player, Subhankar Bannerjee. Several of Duniya Project's concerts have been recorded and broadcast on Radio-Canada and CBC. Released to critical acclaim in Canada in 2006, Catherine Potter’s Duniya Project is now available in India on the Music Today label under the title Following in the Footsteps of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

INDIA AND EUROPE TOUR 2008

25 Jan - India International Centre, Delhi
27 Jan - CD launch Landmark, Delhi
30 Jan - Sandre Hall, CSM, Kolkat
31 Jan - Congo Square Jazz Festival, Kolkata
2 Feb - Lake Club, Kolkata Festival
9 Feb - The East-West Encounter Festival, Bangalore
10 Feb - CD launch Landmark, Bangalore
13 Feb  - CD launch Landmark, Mumbai
14 Feb - National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai
16 Feb - Bhavan Centre (Institute of Indian Culture) London
17 Feb - The Pavillon Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
20 Feb - Satellit Café, Paris
22 Feb - Centre Woluwe St-Pierre, Brussels      

19 March - Maison de la culture Mont-Royal, Montreal
26 March - Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal
17 April - Salle de Diffusion Parc Extension, Maison de la culture Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Ex.
- a CBC recording with guests Jorge Martinez (flamenco guitar) and Nathalie Cora (cora- africain harp)

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CATHERINE POTTER - DUNIYA PROJECT’s self-titled CD has continued to receive great critical praise since its release 2006.

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Special concert with Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia in 2007