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Despite being held on a rainy Sunday evening with little notice, last night's Wenchuan earthquake benefit at Speakeasy Bar succeeded in raising 10,987 yuan (see above image) for the Chinese Red Cross and its efforts in the disaster zone. GoKunming would like to thank Speakeasy Bar for co-organizing and hosting the event – we also thank the talented musicians who gave their talents and efforts to the cause: Zhu Xiaolong, Eddie, Nicole, JP, Nevada Lundemo, Kat and Colin, Fang band, Synthatron, Co Op Sol, Li Fan and People's Rhythm. Special thanks also to Kris Ariel, who did double duty as a host of the event and a performer. We are also grateful to the Red Cross representatives who stayed on until late in the evening. Most importantly, GoKunming would like to thank everyone who showed up and donated what they could to assist in the recovery effort in Sichuan. Further donations to the Red Cross can be made here. For those that like to spread their donations around, the Chengdu Bookworm has outlined some very concrete needs of the recovery effort. See comments (below) for more. Today at 2:28 the government is asking people to fall silent as car, train and ship horns as well as air raid sirens sound in memory of the earthquake, which took place at 2:28 one week ago today. The Wenchuan earthquake, which China has recently revised to an 8.0 magnitude tremor, has killed an estimated 50,000 people, with thousands still missing beneath rubble. Tags: Co Op Sol, Fang band, JP, Kris Ariel, Li Fan, live music, Nevada Lundemo, People’s Rhythm, Red Cross, Sichuan, Speakeasy, Synthatron, Wenchuan earthquake, Zhu Xiaolong Kunming musicians come together for earthquake benefit tonightSunday, 18th May 2008 ~ Chris ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
A diverse and talented collection of local musicians will be donating their time and talents tonight at Speakeasy Bar to assist in the Wenchuan earthquake relief effort, with all proceeds from the 20-yuan admission fee to be donated to the Chinese Red Cross. The show starts at 8:00 pm and is co-organized by Speakeasy Bar and GoKunming. A representative of the Chinese Red Cross will be visiting the benefit at 10:30 to collect the door takings. Speakeasy Bar will also donate 30% of the bar takings from the evening. Performers scheduled to appear tonight include: Co Op Sol, Zhu Xiaolong, JP, Li Fan, People's Rhythm, Nevada Lundemo, Kat & Colin, Synthatron and Kris Ariel. The 20-yuan admission fee includes one complimentary bottle of Yanjing beer. GoKunming thanks Speakeasy Bar and tonight's performers for their help in organizing this event with just a few days' notice. We hope that any of our readers who have yet to contribute to the earthquake recovery effort come by to check out some good music for a good cause. For those who cannot make the benefit show, please consider donating directly to the Chinese Red Cross. Tags: Co Op Sol, JP, Kat & Colin, Kris Ariel, Li Fan, live music, Nevada Lundemo, People's Rhythm, Speakeasy Bar, Synthatron, Wenchuan earthquake, Zhu Xiaolong |
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