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 April 23rd, 2010
Time: 7pm to Midnight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Evelyne Pouget
evelynepouget@hvc.rr.com
845-679-1136
Legendary Haitian Band Boukman Eksperyans To Headline
“One Voice For Haiti” Music and Dance Party
Proceeds Benefit the Haitian People’s Support Project
and the families of Boukman Eksperyans
Friday, April 23, 7 PM to Midnight
Back Stage Productions, 323 Wall Street, Kingston, NY
845-338-8700, www.bspinfo.net
For advance ticket sales go to www.HaitianSupportProject.org
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(Woodstock NY) March 26, 2010: BOUKMAN EKSPERYANS, one of Haiti's most well-known bands, is headlining the “One Voice for Haiti” benefit concert for earthquake relief on Friday, April 23, 7 PM to Midnight at Back Stage Productions, 323 Wall Street, Kingston, NY, 2 hrs north of NYC. It will be the band's only area appearance and one of just a few in North America. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at door. Those donating good, working musical instruments to be distributed to Haitian musicians can attend for free. Bakana, Sonando and others will also perform and proceeds will benefit the Haitian People's Support Project.
The music and dance party features Boukman Eksperyans, a high-energy 11 member band fusing traditional Haitian rhythms with rock and reggae. Local Latin dance band Sonando along with the duo, Bakana, will also perform. DJ WA will play music between sets and a panel discussion on the present state of affairs in Haiti will proceed the music.
SCHEDULE:
∑ 6:30pm- doors open
∑ 7pm to 7:45pm – Panel Discussion with the Haitian People’s Support Project President Pierre Leroy and the HPSP medical team (just returned from Haiti) along with members of Boukman Eksperyans to discuss relief efforts and next steps.
∑ 8pm to 9pm– Bakana: Thomas Workman and Joachim Lartey (from Ghana) doing a musical and spoken invocation/prayer for Haiti with drums and other instruments from around the World; and the Community Children’s Chorus from BSP theater and song programs will sing.
∑ 9pm to 10pm – Sonando: the Hudson Valley's premier Latin band, gets the dance party going with a fiery rhythm section and high-octane horns.
∑ 10pm - Boukman Eksperyans - the legendary band's first Hudson Valley performance in over a decade
The Haitian People’s Support Project, www.HaitianSupportProject.org was founded twenty years ago by Haitians Pierre and Terry Leroy. It is a Woodstock-based non-for-profit organization that supports many grass root operations in Haiti. The organization’s most immediate concern is to help five orphanages in Port Au Prince that house 400 children. Local, Hudson Valley projects include a tent collection program, and the Children Helping Children Across Borders campaign. An invitation for Hudson Valley residents to donate musical instruments for the thousands of musicians whose instruments were lost or ruined in the earthquake is being spearheaded by the Creative Music Studio (www.creativemusic.org), the Woodstock-based nonprofit dedicated to the notion that “music is our common language” and is a healing force.
One Voice For Haiti is being co-produced by Evelyne Pouget and the Creative Music Studio. "We're producing this concert not only to raise desperately needed funds for Haitian orphanages, but also to spread the word in the Hudson Valley. Our goal is to have our community 'adopt' 400 orphans in five orphanages," said Pouget.
Back Stage Productions has generously donated its space for the cause. WKZE 98.1 FM is the concert’s radio partner; other area sponsors will be announced soon.
If one cannot attend the event but would like to contribute to this Haitian earthquake relief project, monetary donations can be sent by check or money order to:
Haitian People's Support Project and mailed to:
HPSP, P.O. Box 496, Woodstock, NY, 12498
The Haitian People's Support Project (HPSP) is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization
Resources:
-The Haitian People's Support Project (HPSP) http://www.haitiansupportproject.org
-Evelyne Pouget for interviews and photos 845-679-1136 evelynepouget@hvc.rr.com
-Creative Music Studio (CMS) 845-679-8847 www.CreativeMusicStudio.org
-Boukman Eksperyans, www.caribbeanentertainment.com/c/?artists=1022
-Sonando http://www.sonando.net
-Back Stage Productions 845-338-8700, www.bspinfo.net
-For advance ticket sales go to www.HaitianSupportProject.org |
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