[afro-nets] One World Beat 2006: Music Making a Difference for Peace, Health, Unity

["Janet Feldman" <kaippg@earthlink.net>]

One World Beat 2006:  Music Making a Difference for Peace, Health, Unity
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Dear Friends,

Hello and here is an exciting announcement for One World Beat 2006, 
happening in 17 countries worldwide! Hope you'll join in wherever you 
are, and help us all to "Beat" as one! All best wishes and here's to 
making beautiful music together, the better for the health of people 
and the planet! 

Janet (Feldman, kaippg@earthlink.net)

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MAY 6 & 7, 2006 
DON?T MISS THIS UNIQUE AND POWERFUL GLOBAL EXPERIENCE: DRUMMING AND MUSIC-MAKING IN ONE WORLD BEAT!

>From New York USA, to the Sagami Riverside in JAPAN, to the Heartfelt 
Arena in SOUTH AFRICA, to the Culture Wheel in EGYPT, and in 17 
countries worldwide. Drummers and musicians around the globe, uniting 
for one hour of simultaneous drumming and other concerts during the 
first weekend in May, as a message of peace, hope, caring, health, and 
solidarity.

This is the fourth Global Music Festival by the successful non-profit 
organisation, One World Beat. OWB ? with some 300+ events in over 50 
countries during this four-year period ? has successfully been raising 
awareness and help for non-profit projects, as well as uniting 
musicians and others to make a difference through music.

One World Beat is thrilled to announce some of the following 
participants in this year?s festival:

-New York, USA - Orbital Sound unites drumming artists, live webcast 
and exhibits 9/11 photos
-Kagoshima & 3 other Cites, JAPAN - Drum Circles greet the day and pray 
for peace
-Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA - 4000 drummers expected at Heartfelt Arena
-Tijuana, MEXICO - Turiya Mareya and the Tijuana Latin Jazz Project
-Tabua, PORTUGAL - Djembe & Doundoun performances
-Bangkok, THAILAND - Beating the Blues to raise money for children
-Port of Spain, TRINIDAD and TOBAGO - A music extravaganza featuring 25 
artists and bands
-Pennsylvania, USA - Drum Talk concert with master drummers Mamady 
Keita, Raquy Danziger
-Cairo, EGYPT - Concert and 1 hour of drumming at the Culture Wheel
-GIBRALTAR - Gibraltar Live Music Society Shakes the Rock for 4th Time!
-Nairobi and Nakuru, KENYA - Drummers, Musicians, and Storytellers 
perform in two events
-Calgary, CANADA - Calgary Youth Week ends with a bang...drumming!
-Wairarapa, NEW ZEALAND - Wairarapa Music Month festival features local 
artists
-TAIWAN and USA - "Unity Drums" stages events in California and 3 
cities in Taiwan
-Campinas, BRAZIL - Steel drums, Djembe, Big Drum Circle, and more!
-Kalamazoo MI and Worcester MA, USA - Concerts4Charity serves up medley 
of musical styles
-Vilnius, LITHUANIA - Multicultural Menu Features Rock, African 
Rhythms, and Fusion
-Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Glenn Perry and Friends Rock for Global 
Unity at the Wonderland
-WALES and worldwide - Reptor Radio Productions Goes Global for One 
World Beat


For all the latest news and information, visit: www.oneworldbeat.org
News Director: Janet Feldman kaippg@earthlink.net 
Media inquires and interviews, contact Jodie Mills: 
jodie@oneworldbeat.org

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Janet Feldman
mailto:kaippg@earthlink.net