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LAST UPDATE
May 25, 2006
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| June 6, 2006 |
Second Annual People Building Peace Concert |
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FREE outdoor, live world music, dance and drumming performances.
Celebrate through world music the power of humanity to prevent war and build peace.
Place: Dag Hammarskjöld Park (East 47th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue), New York
Time: Tuesday, June 6 4pm – 7:30pm
Contact: Peace Boat US - tel. 212-687-7214 info[at]peaceboat-us.org
The Second Annual People Building Peace Concert, timed to coincide with the arrival of Peace Boat’s ship to New York City, will bring the rhythms of the world to the streets around the United Nations and highlight the amazing initiatives people everywhere are making to build peace. Music and dance, art forms without borders, are powerful tools for peace building so join us in dancing to a global beat, as we celebrate people-power! |
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Featuring:
- Asiko – A positive and revolutionary blend of Nigerian Afrobeat, Highlife, and JuJu music “Mixing deep Nigerian rhythms with some of the nastiest funk imaginable, ASIKO ignites the stage with ebullient afro energy. Here is a band that will compel – no, force – your head to bob, your hips to shake, and your feet to rock the dance floor all night.” Afro Times
www.asikomusic.com
- Yuca Seca Band – Latin rhythms of traditional Afro-Cuban Son, Boleros, Guaracha, and Changui
- Kim Chang Haeng – World Champion street performer – opened this year’s Oscars
- The Blue Vipers – Dixieland and early Swing music straight from New Orleans
- Kheswa – Powerful South African Xhosa folk music
- Peace Boat – A mixture of Japanese drums and dance performers
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Interactive information on international initiatives for peace and non-violence including the Japanese Constitution’s Article 9 Global Campaign, The Control Arms Campaign’s Million Faces Campaign, and more!
Organizers: Peace Boat US, Hague Appeal for Peace, IANSA
www.peaceboat-us.org
www.haguepeace.org
www.iansa.org
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