Concert to Benefit Mali Artists

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• published: 23 May 2012
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I shot this video while traveling through Mali in January. Israeli and Malian artists have taken the initiative of establishing a new friendship based on art, music & culture. Many Israelis have travelled to Mali with the purpose of friendship and cooperation, each one of them has returned to Israel satisfied with stories of the warmth and kindness of the Malian people. As Nelson Mandela said: "Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it" Here's the news... This is not a charity event, this is a friendship event. Although we will be raising funds for musicians in Mali, our main goal is to strengthen the relationship we have been building with artists and the people of Mali. Mali is in the grip of an unprecedented political crisis, one of the most serious since the West African country gained independence from France in 1960. Mali's economy is crippled due to armed conflict in the North and a military coup d'état that has taken control over the country. Ever since the conflict began, Mali's citizens are being negatively affected in terms of security, health and in their daily life routine. A lack of tourism due to instability over the last few months has made life very difficult for local artists and especially hard for those who only perform locally. Through this event we want to show solidarity with artists in Mali, we also hope to extend a helping hand that will also encourage more future collaborations like that between Vieux FarkaToure and Idan Raichel ,Yossi Fine, and Tam Tam Israel branch that organizes Malian music workshops in Israel and in Mali. In Israel, people who are passionate about music, treasure Mali, its music, and its culture. Here's the Event...Israel and Mali will become one, on the evening of June the 6th at the Barby Club in Tel Aviv. Celebrate Malian musician Sidiki Camara and Senegalese Ken Ndiaye, will be joining some of Israel's best artists to make this an unforgettable night of friendship and solidarity. Ravid Kahalani Kabako Din Din Aviv Jali Ensemble Tam Tam Black Guru Bilaka (from Congo "Dr. Blues " Marcus Noa Zulu DJ' Idan K Sidiki Camara: Stage performer / studio musician / Author - Composer Percussionist: Djembe, doundouns, drums, congas, calabashes, baras, balafon, talking drums..... Sidiki Camara is regarded as one of the leading contemporary percussionists from Mali. He is also considered one of the founders of the modern current of Manding music. Web site: http://www.sidikicamara.com/ Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzk5sS1wnPI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWyagXZp5I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGSluJ-5HlQ Ndiaye Kelountang is one of the best known faces of the African Diaspora. Trained as a ballet dancer at the "Mudra de Béjart dance school in Dakar", Senegal; he is also a musician and anthropologist. In 1997 he opened L'Horloge du Sud (the Clock of the South), a unique venue which combines a restaurant, café theatre, meeting centre and artists' workshop in Brussels. Ken Ndiaye also works with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Brussels as an expert and an adviser. He is currently working there on two projects with a European dimension, respectively, the role of ethnographic museums in the world today and their links with the Diaspora. Press: http://www.acp-eucourier.info/content/ken-ndiaye-and-l%E2%80%99horloge-du-sud-brussels-putting-swing-diaspora In concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGcdtRDQxNc&feature;=related Meeting speaker: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdlm1u_ken-n-diaye-au-meeting-d-ecolo-le-6_news?fbc=901 They will perform together and Ken Ndiaye as an anthropologist will be also speaking on the events in Africa. . Here's the Point... The aim of this event is to strengthen our relationship with Malian artists and take it a step forward. We want them to know that we care about them and wish to hold hands as a sign of solidarity. We see no difference in religion or skin colour, we all share the same creator and same commonalities of the human soul. Musicians of Israel who will participate to the event have shown what can be done when people are determined to work together to achieve a greater good. Let us hope that others will follow their example. On a global scale, the finances we shall raise will be minuscule, but the kindness and love with which the event has been created is infinite. Israel artists and bands: TBA soon.... All funds raised at the event will be sent to Mali and distributed directly to musicians in urgent need designated by our contacts in Mali and under accountant supervision. For general media enquiries: Guil Bonstein Riddim Productions: guilbonstein@gmail.com Cell: 054-765-6918 Office: 03 5471932 http://reggae.co.il/Hebrew Daniel Campos Putterman:daniel@nobordersisrael.com www.nobordersisrael.com Cell: 054-398-4847.