It sounds great .
Maybe they should define what percentage or part will go to Rohey.
My point is 1% or 30 % .
This is a good gesture and we should be grateful for any part as the saying goes
beggars have no choice.
I hope the organizers look into that point for clarity.
Thanks for the info . I will pass it on to the MCC community.
Habib Ghanim, Sr
latjor ndow wrote:
> Greetings:
> The world reknown Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and the Qawwali Party will
> perform live at the famous Lincoln Theater, on Friday August 6, 1999 at
> 8:00PM.
>
> The concert will benefit in part Rohey Jobe, a 15 year old Gambian in need
> of a bone marrow transplant estimated to cost $250 000 (two hundred and
> fifty thousand dollars).
>
> Below is the Press Release for the event. Also you may visit our web site
> http://www.rootsfestival.com the official site for the concert for more
> information.
>
> Latjor
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Press Release. For Immediate Release--June 22, 1999
>
> RAHAT NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN TO PERFORM IN WASHINGTON DC
>
> WASHINGTON DC - Finally! Sufi Soul is here. The long awaited concert
> performance featuring the sensational artist Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and
> his Qawwali Party will take place in Washington DC. The event is scheduled
> for Friday August 6, 1999 at the famous Lincoln Theater located at 1215 U
> Street NW, DC.
>
> After a nearly two-year hiatus following Nusrat's death, Rahat and the party
> will resume performances outside of Pakistan beginning in the summer season
> of 1999, with a debut album for Sony Music scheduled for release in the year
> 2000.
>
> Rahat's distinctive, high-pitched voice can be thrilling in its mystic leaps
> of passion and, at other times, soothing in the sustained warmth of its
> classical progressions, effortlessly embracing the elevating aesthetic of
> qawwali tradition.
>
> Rahat is the nephew of the legendary singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1949 -
> 1997) who in modern times, emerged as the central figure in qawwali music,
> destined to carry the music to new audiences and, for the first time, beyond
> the borders of the lands of its origins.
>
> Nusrat and 'Party' were discovered and promoted by British pop star Peter
> Gabriel through Gabriel's Real World record label and WOMAD international
> festival production company beginning in 1988, creating a wave of interest
> among listeners in the West.
>
> Rahat, whom Nusrat called "my eyes upon the world", was the "second voice"
> in Nusrat's party of thirteen musicians from the age of fifteen. A few
> weeks before Nusrat's passing, in the summer of 1997, Nusrat formally
> accorded the mantle of leadership of his group to Rahat in ceremonies in
> Lahore, Pakistan.
>
> The concert promises to live up to its international billing. Come an
> experience an evening of passionate, elevating music for the spirit.
>
> Part of the proceeds derived from the concert will go to benefit a 15 year
> old Gambian (West African) girl suffering from Leukemia and in need of a
> bone marrow transplant.
>
> Roots Festival International
> Tel: 301-593-5844
> E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
> http://www.rootsfestival.com
>
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