Date:04/03/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/04/stories/2005030419000300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Concert to raise funds for tsunami victims

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, MARCH 3. This weekend Bangalore will get more than its fair share of fabulous cultural performances. On Sunday, Vision India Foundation in association with the Head, Heart, and Healing campaign, organised by social activist, Rajeev Sethi, is hosting a fusion concert featuring Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash and tabla player Talvin Singh.

The concert, Ek Taal, which begins at 6 p.m., is a fundraiser to help re-build the lives of people affected by the tsunami.

Paintings of Lord Ganesh by Ayaan Ali will be displayed at Reva Gallery at Taj Residency. One of the paintings will also be auctioned to help raise funds for the cause.

Dance

Vision India Foundation will on the same day organise an Odissi performance by Sonal Mansingh at Windsor Sheraton at 8.45 p.m. This is to raise funds to build schools in villages and tribal areas where none exist. The project has helped build 490 schools in Bangalore.

The menu at the performance will be an all-vegetarian affair featuring popular food creations from different villages. To buy tickets call Ph: 51123213, 9880519000.