Indian, Western rock stars to raise funds for AIDS

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Indian, Western rock stars to raise funds for AIDS

New York, Apr 30 (IANS) :

For the first time, major music and film stars from India will join

Western rock musicians for a special concert in Los Angeles to raise

funds for the prevention of AIDS/HIV in India.

Indian music stars Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh, Sonu Nigam and Karsh

Kale will be joined by , Coldplay, Farrell,

Branch, Macy Gray and Damien Rice for the " One Night in

India " concert be held June 8 at ey Pavilion on the campus of the

University of California at Los Angeles.

The official website for the concert said it would be a non-profit

event with proceeds directly benefiting the Global Fund to Fight

AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the American India Foundation.

" This is an unprecedented cross-cultural affair designed to showcase

the power of the Indian and Western entertainment industries in

raising the world's awareness of the AIDS pandemic facing India, "

said One Night Foundation co-chair Mark Porter.

While artistes like Branch, Farrell and Macy Gray will

appear on the stage at Los Angeles, and Coldplay will

make remote appearances from other locations.

The organisers said the event would not only entertain but raise

money and awareness for one of the world's largest and neediest

countries in this area.

The event will be filmed and recorded for future release on DVD/CD

and worldwide TV distribution. Tickets ranging from $25 to $500 will

go on sale Friday.

According to the concerts' organisers, India is second only to South

Africa for people living with AIDS. For its part, the Global Fund has

spent over $132 million in India to fight the disease as well as

tuberculosis and malaria in 2003 alone.

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