Musicians in Tanzania wanted for global music festival
By a correspondent
Musicians and music venues in Tanzania are being invited to take part in a
global music festival raising money for children with AIDS.
One World Beat has approximately 100 events in 25 countries on board for the
festival, which takes place in March.
But there are no events on board in Tanzania yet - and the festival organisers
are looking for musicians who want to represent their country by taking part in
this global event.
Musicians around the world will play, simultaneously, on the weekend of March
19-21 - all to raise money for Keep A Child Alive, a charity which provides
medical equipment for children suffering with AIDS and HIV.
Musicians of all levels and genres can take part in the One World Beat festival,
by donating some or all of their fee from a performance, and venues hosting
events can donate part or all of the profits from their event to One World Beat.
According to the organisers, All donations will go direct to Keep A Child Alive.
All events taking part in the festival will be listed on the One World Beat
website (www.oneworldbeat.org) and there is also an individual page for each
event, which features full details about that event.
In addition, there is a global PR campaign in place which is helping to promote
the events.
Phil Collins is a One World Beat supporter.
Among the many venues worldwide hosting One World Beat events is the Shepherds
Bush Empire in London, which has staged concerts for some of the world's biggest
names in music, such as Elton John, Bob Dylan, Oasis and Stereophonics.
Several events, including concerts in London and Sydney, will be broadcast live
on the internet via webcasting.
One World Beat is set to be one of the biggest global charity music
extravaganzas since Live Aid.
Countries hosting One World Beat events to date are:
Australia, Belgium, Burundi, Canada, Croatia, England, France, Germany,
Gibraltar, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Kenya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria,
Poland, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Uganda, United Arab
Emirates, United States and Wales.
There are also opportunities for volunteers to take part.
So far the One World Beat organisation has 36 event co-ordinators and other
volunteers in 12 countries - who are all donating their time for free.
Any musicians or venues interested in taking part in One World Beat can contact
Mark Roach via email: markroach@oneworldbeat.org
More information about the One World Beat global music festival is available on
the official website: www.oneworldbeat.org
For more information about Keep A Child Alive:
www.keepachildalive.org
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