Ammachi Hurricane Relief Benefit on Nov. 6, Mill Valley, CA

[Guest guest]

Mill Valley, CaliforniaAmmachi, also known as the (Hugging Saint’s) M.A. Center

http://ammachi.org/humanitarian-activities/index.html aannounces "A Gala Party

Concert entitled “Hurricane Relief Fall Festival and Feast” for United States

Hurricane Survivors. The event has set aside over one hundred seats for Bay

Area based survivors with a dual purpose of raising funds for Hurricane Katrina

survivor Support Services nationwide and giving the survivors a party. The

event occurs on Sunday, November 6, 2005 from 4-7 pm at the Mill Valley

Community Center at 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, California. For directions

see http://www.millvalleycenter.org/Directions.htmOn July 24, 2005, the United

Nations announced the distinguished award of Special UN consultative status to

Mata Amritanandamayi Math (M.A. Math), a leader in tsunami relief efforts and

humanitarian activities in India. M.A. Center has pledged one million dollars

targeted to Hurricane Relief. The event benefits

victims of Hurricane Katrina by donating all proceeds toward M.A. Center’s U.S.

survivor relief effort. Music is provided by “Woodstock” legend Country Joe

McDonald and a seasoned cast of performing artists.

Mr. McDonald was leader and lead singer of the 1960’s rock and roll group,

“Country Joe and the Fish”. Despite being an honorably discharged military

veteran, Mr. McDonald is best-known for the rousingly satirical song "I Feel

Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag" concerning the Vietnam War with the unforgettable

chorus ("One, two, three, what are we fighting for?") . The anthem is well

known to the Woodstock generation of the 1960’s and 1970’s. He is also known

for "The Fish Cheer" which was a cheerleader style call-and-response with the

audience ("Give me an F!") documented in the classic documentary “Woodstock”.

 

 

 

Country Joe has recorded over 33 albums and has written hundreds of songs over a

career spanning 40 years. In 2004 Country Joe played at the World Peace Music

Awards. In recent years Country Joe has become a respected scholar on the

subject of the life of the worlds most famous military nurse, Florence

Nightingale. His "Tribute to Florence Nightingale" website has become a

resource for students of the great military heroine.

 

 

 

Joining Country Joe on the marquee we mark the appearance of the FREDDIE HUGHES

BAND featuring Rich Kirch. Oakland’s Freddie Hughes is a respected Bay Area

soul/blues singer. Mr. Hughes greatest hit was 1967’s soul drenched, "Send

My Baby Back," Freddie’s vocal style is reminiscent of Curtis Mayfield. Mr.

Hughes voice contains the heart grabbing tonality of gospel laced with a soul

stirring falsetto. The band features blues guitarist, Rich Kirch. Mr. Kirch

played with blues legend John Lee Hooker for over 11 years. Rich performed Mr.

Hooker’s 1995 Grammy Award winner, "Chill Out".

 

 

 

The lineup will also feature Marin County performing artist Lakshmi Devi . Ms.

Devi displays a passionate vocal style intertwined with intricate rhythms and

spirited lyrics creating a high-energy blend of tribal rock, exotic dance

rhythms imbued with a pop sensibility. Ms. Devi is a songwriter/lyricist mixing

kirtan and Indian percussion laced with devotion to the Divine Feminine.

 

 

 

The concert next features Northern California radio station KPFA’s weekly World

Music host Stephen Kent. The Didjeridu is described as a wind instrument

primarily played by the Aborigines of Australia. Critic J. Poet of “Tower

Pulse” Magazine described Mr. Kent as “the finest non-aboriginal didgeridoo

player”. Performing as a duo Mr. Kent is joined by the distinguished Geoffrey

Gordon.

 

 

 

Mr. Gordon is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, recording artist,

teacher, and world music producer. He has been featured on many popular motion

picture soundtracks such as (Raising Arizona; Buffy the Vampire Slayer and

Airheads). Mr. Gordon is a drummer, percussionist, and tabla player. Geoffrey

has recorded and performed for over three decades with artists ranging from rock

and roll legends Robbie Robertson and Rita Coolidge, to Broadway performances of

M. Butterfly with John Lithgow and has performed in the “Lion King” on Broadway.

Mr. Gordon has also performed with Jai Uttal and Krishna Das. Geoffrey was

Composer in Residence and taught Music for Dance at Sarah Lawrence College

1985-1990.

 

 

 

M. A. Center founder Sri Mata Amritandamayi (Ammachi) will offer public programs

on November 17 through November 19, 2005 at M.A. Center of Castro Valley,

California

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

This is weird. I am replying to my own email.

This was in today's San Francisco Chronicle about Country Joe

McDonald. Joe is the headliner of the Amma Hurricane Benefit in

Marin County, CA.

 

Tickets are 25.00 and that includes a delicious Indian dinner plus

tax deductibility. Anyone in the Nor. Cal attending?

 

GeorgeSon

 

P.S. This is the Country Joe article. Another only in Berkeley story

as it were.

 

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?

f=/c/a/2005/10/19/BAGP7FANQD1.DTL&hw=country+joe&sn=001&sc=1000

 

 

Ammachi, GeorgeSon <leokomor> wrote:

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> Mill Valley, CaliforniaAmmachi, also known as the (Hugging Saint's)

M.A. Center http://ammachi.org/humanitarian-activities/index.html

aannounces "A Gala Party Concert entitled "Hurricane Relief Fall

Festival and Feast" for United States Hurricane Survivors. The event

has set aside over one hundred seats for Bay Area based survivors

with a dual purpose of raising funds for Hurricane Katrina survivor

Support Services nationwide and giving the survivors a party. The

event occurs on Sunday, November 6, 2005 from 4-7 pm at the Mill

Valley Community Center at 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley,

California. For directions see

http://www.millvalleycenter.org/Directions.htmOn July 24, 2005, the

United Nations announced the distinguished award of Special UN

consultative status to Mata Amritanandamayi Math (M.A. Math), a

leader in tsunami relief efforts and humanitarian activities in

India. M.A. Center has pledged one million dollars targeted to

Hurricane Relief. The event benefits

> victims of Hurricane Katrina by donating all proceeds toward M.A.

Center's U.S. survivor relief effort. Music is provided

by "Woodstock" legend Country Joe McDonald and a seasoned cast of

performing artists.

> Mr. McDonald was leader and lead singer of the 1960's rock and

roll group, "Country Joe and the Fish". Despite being an honorably

discharged military veteran, Mr. McDonald is best-known for the

rousingly satirical song "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag"

concerning the Vietnam War with the unforgettable chorus ("One, two,

three, what are we fighting for?") . The anthem is well known to the

Woodstock generation of the 1960's and 1970's. He is also known

for "The Fish Cheer" which was a cheerleader style call-and-response

with the audience ("Give me an F!") documented in the classic

documentary "Woodstock".

>

>

>

> Country Joe has recorded over 33 albums and has written hundreds of

songs over a career spanning 40 years. In 2004 Country Joe played at

the World Peace Music Awards. In recent years Country Joe has become

a respected scholar on the subject of the life of the worlds most

famous military nurse, Florence Nightingale. His "Tribute to

Florence Nightingale" website has become a resource for students of

the great military heroine.

>

>

>

> Joining Country Joe on the marquee we mark the appearance of the

FREDDIE HUGHES BAND featuring Rich Kirch. Oakland's Freddie Hughes

is a respected Bay Area soul/blues singer. Mr. Hughes greatest hit

was 1967's soul drenched, "Send My Baby Back," Freddie's vocal

style is reminiscent of Curtis Mayfield. Mr. Hughes voice contains

the heart grabbing tonality of gospel laced with a soul stirring

falsetto. The band features blues guitarist, Rich Kirch. Mr. Kirch

played with blues legend John Lee Hooker for over 11 years. Rich

performed Mr. Hooker's 1995 Grammy Award winner, "Chill Out".

>

>

>

> The lineup will also feature Marin County performing artist Lakshmi

Devi . Ms. Devi displays a passionate vocal style intertwined with

intricate rhythms and spirited lyrics creating a high-energy blend of

tribal rock, exotic dance rhythms imbued with a pop sensibility. Ms.

Devi is a songwriter/lyricist mixing kirtan and Indian percussion

laced with devotion to the Divine Feminine.

>

>

>

> The concert next features Northern California radio station KPFA's

weekly World Music host Stephen Kent. The Didjeridu is described as

a wind instrument primarily played by the Aborigines of Australia.

Critic J. Poet of "Tower Pulse" Magazine described Mr. Kent as "the

finest non-aboriginal didgeridoo player". Performing as a duo Mr.

Kent is joined by the distinguished Geoffrey Gordon.

>

>

>

> Mr. Gordon is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer,

recording artist, teacher, and world music producer. He has been

featured on many popular motion picture soundtracks such as (Raising

Arizona; Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Airheads). Mr. Gordon is a

drummer, percussionist, and tabla player. Geoffrey has recorded and

performed for over three decades with artists ranging from rock and

roll legends Robbie Robertson and Rita Coolidge, to Broadway

performances of M. Butterfly with John Lithgow and has performed in

the "Lion King" on Broadway. Mr. Gordon has also performed with Jai

Uttal and Krishna Das. Geoffrey was Composer in Residence and taught

Music for Dance at Sarah Lawrence College 1985-1990.

>

>

>

> M. A. Center founder Sri Mata Amritandamayi (Ammachi) will offer

public programs on November 17 through November 19, 2005 at M.A.

Center of Castro Valley, California

>

>

>

>

> Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

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