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🎶 BLUES FOR ANJ ❤️

A FUNDRAISING NIGHT FOR ANGIE ‘ANJ’ BARKHOUSE

On Friday, October 30, we’re bringing together friends, musicians, and the community for a special night in support of our dear friend and half of the songwriting duo, AnjChito, our singer and saxophone player, Angie, as she recuperates from hip surgery.

Four great blues bands have generously stepped up and are donating their time and music for the evening:

🎸 Bent Up Good
🎸 Werth It
🎸 Last Call Band
🎸 Rolling Steady Blues

📅 Friday, October 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
📍 Sonny’s Bar & Grill
1119 Baxter Rd., Ottawa
🎟️ $25 Cover

All proceeds will go toward helping Angie during her recovery.

Come out, enjoy four great blues bands, and help us show Angie how much her friends, fellow musicians, and community are behind her.

Every person through the door helps. ❤️

Great blues. Great people. A great cause.

Please share and help us spread the word! 🎶❤️
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LATEST LIVE VIDEO

Live recording of “I Give Up,” from the 2nd AnjChito album ‘Tones of Colour’. Recorded live at the Homestead Pub in Embrun, Ontario, on August 15, 2026.

More videos here: /visual-media

TONES OF COLOUR SINGLE ‘BROKEN’ ON OTTAWA.CA ‘CITY SOUNDS PLAYLIST 2025’

We’re excited to announce that “Broken,” the latest single from our album Tones of Colour, has been selected for inclusion on Ottawa.ca’s City Sounds Playlist 2025! 🎶

This marks our second consecutive year on the City Sounds playlist, following the 2024 inclusion of “Smooth Samba” from our album Eclectic. Being recognized again alongside so many outstanding local artists is truly an honour.

City Sounds is an annual, curated, streamable playlist that showcases talented musicians from across the Ottawa region, celebrating the diversity and strength of our local music scene.

We’re grateful for the continued support and proud to represent our community through our music.

👉 Check out the full City Sounds Playlist 2025

https://soundcloud.com/user-897802376/anjchito_broken?in=user-897802376/sets/city-sounds-2025

TONES OF COLOUR SINGLE “BROKEN” FEATURED ON “SONG REVIEW NOW” PODCAST (EPISODE 145)

AnjChito’s single “Broken”, from the album Tones of Colour, was recently featured on Episode 145 of the Song Review Now podcast. Here was what was said in the review:

“It’s really mellow, really smooth. The music is done so well—it’s produced and mixed well. The vocals sound great. It’s just a solid song. Excellent job on that one.”

Tune in to the episode to hear the full review and support the track!

https://go.screenpal.com/watch/cT1O0vnXW65

TONES OF COLOUR SINGLES ‘LOST CONTROL’ & ‘BROKEN’ ON CKCU-FM 93.1 RADIO

Two tracks from AnjChito’s latest album Tones of Colour — “Lost Control” and “Broken” — were featured on Eric Stolpmann’s Curiocity show on CKCU-FM 93.1. The songs aired on back-to-back episodes, on December 2 and 9, 2024. Curiocity broadcasts every Monday morning starting at 10am.

Big thanks to Eric for the support — we truly appreciate the love and promotion!

Here are the links to the shows:

Dec 2nd Show: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/477/67999.html

Dec 9th Show: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/477/68092.htm

TONES OF COLOUR VINYL ALBUM

If you’re looking to grab the Tones of Colour album on vinyl, you can order it online at LegendRecords.ca or stop by one of their stores—either at Hazeldean Mall Kanata or in Wellington Village Ottawa. You can also find it at AnjChito shows, where the merch table is stocked with vinyl records, t-shirts, hats, tote bags, guitar picks, stickers, and other awesome band gear.

Here is the Legend Records link to buy the Tones of Colour Vinyl album.

https://www.legendrecords.ca/products/untitled-sep24_16-11?_pos=1&_sid=cc68ebc6a&_ss=r

LISTEN TO THE NEW ALBUM!

Here is AnjChito's new album "Tones of Colour" which was released September 15, 2024 in all the streaming services including Tidal, Qobuz, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music. Check it out!

Tones of Colour

AnjChito

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"an album of songs that convey a touching collection of emotions that encompasses the complexity of human feelings and range of experiences, from joy to sorrow, love to anger, fear to hope."

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Joy Rhythm 4:14

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Broken 4:25

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All Day 3:36

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Lost Control 5:36

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I Give Up 3:34

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In Motion 5:38

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Happy Song 4:50

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Just Can't Say 5:04

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False Sense of Symmetry 3:50

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The Mask 6:28

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