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Best Of Mustique Blues

Artist Various Artists
Title Best Of Mustique Blues
Release Date Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Genre Blues > Modern Electric Blues > Contemporary Blues
Copyright © Wolf Records
Country AUSTRIA

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The most exclusive Blues festival in the world

The magical island of Mustique, in the West Indies, is the beautiful setting for one of the worlds most extraordinary Blues Festival. The idea came about in 1995 when I was on the island to see my dear friend, Basil Charles, who is the boss of the famous Basils Bar. It was late at night and we both sat talking about how much we loved the Blues and I said that if he bought a real piano, then I would find some musicians to come and play. I could see that his venue was perfect for musicians to perform on, especially as the stage is surrounded on three sides by turquoise water with a good dance floor in front of the stage. We also decided that if the Festival was to work well, then we should make it a charity and all the musicians should perform for free. The charity is the Basil Charles Education Foundation which raises money to give children scholarships to go to school. As Basil comes from St. Vincent, the neighbouring island to Mustique, this is where the the Charity is based and it helps educate children who cannot afford to go to school and because of this charitable work, Basil was given an O.B.E. by the Queen. Every night the performances are recorded and at the end of the two week run, I take the recordings back to London to be mixed and mastered, and made into a CD so that the sales go straight to the Charity. So I wish to thank all the participants of this project, both behind the scene and on stage, who have given their time and talent free of charge and the sales of this CD will go to this very good cause. May you all enjoy the music as much I did during the making of it! With love and light....Dana Gillespie