World Peace Music Awards 2004 ceremony to be held in Ha Noi-Vietnam !!

[suziwong]

vna.vn
World Peace Music Awards 2004 ceremony to be held in Ha Noi
05/12/2004 -- 21:10(GMT+7)

Ha Noi, May 12 (VNA) - The World Peace Music Awards (WPMA) 2004 ceremony will be held at the My Dinh Stadium in Ha Noi on June 26, announced the award's organisers at a press briefing in Ha Noi on Thursday.

The award aims to honour composers who have made a great contribution to world peace, and supported Viet Nam during the 1970s.

The late Vietnamese composer Trinh Cong Son is among the six WPMA 2004 awardees. Sharing the same honour with Trinh Cong Son at the 2nd WPMA are Joan Baez, the American trio, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Harry Belafonte, and Country Joe McDonald.

The ceremony will last five hours with an audience estimated at 45,000 and another 2 billion people are expected to watch the live broadcast of the event. Popular artists from 30 countries will be invited to perform at the ceremony. Besides Gloria Gaynor, Black Eyesd Peas, the Police and Country Joe McDonald there will be also Sarah Brightman from Britain, Tata Young from Thailand, Slank from Indonesia, Emma Shapplin from France, Hootie, the Blowfish, and Steven Seagal from the US. Vietnamese artists to be present at the event will include Thanh Lam, the Wall, and Trinh Cong Son's sister, singer Trinh Vinh Trinh.

Lionel Richie has written a song exclusively for the ceremony under the title of "One world", which will be performed in many languages.

Half of the tickets to the ceremony will be distributed free of charge through Vietnamese e-newspapers and the remaining half will be give away to those who buy memorabilia of the event, such as chains and pendants with the peace logo at 150,000 VND a set, T-shirts at 250,000 VND , and books at 350,000 VND. Part of the collected money will be donated to Agent Orange child victims in Viet Nam and disadvantaged women.-Enditem

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[justice808]

Thanks for the info.

 

[TDWoj]

Gosh - there's more information coming in than I can keep up with! Thanks, suzi!

 

[Lotussan]

exciting!
Hope it's true!

 

[Serena]

Very good news, Suzi, thanks.

It's great to see Steven's whereabouts more publicized these days.
It would appear that the media is a bit more interested now.
I bet his exposure in the Mountain Dew commercial had something to do with it.

I sure hope this is televised in the States!

 

[Amos Stevens]

Thanks Suziwong for the info

 

[yudansha]

Thanks for the article Suzi ... always interesting.

I think that the commercial really did have something to do with it.
More news is good news for now.

 

[suziwong]

Very good news, Suzi, thanks.

It's great to see Steven's whereabouts more publicized these days.
It would appear that the media is a bit more interested now.
I bet his exposure in the Mountain Dew commercial had something to do with it.

I sure hope this is televised in the States!

Yessssssssssss !! Good News & I am very Happy !!
Yessssssssssss !! Good News & I am very Happy !!
Yessssssssssss !! Good News & I am very Happy !!
Yessssssssssss !! Good News & I am very Happy !!

 

[suziwong]

Updated !!

Lionel Richie, Gloria Gaynor to headline Vietnam peace concert

HANOI May 12 - Lionel Richie, Gloria Gaynor and Hootie and the Blowfish are among the stars set to perform in Vietnam next month at a UN-backed concert to honour artists who have contributed to world peace.

The careers of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Country Joe McDonald, who were all prominent anti-war campaigners during America's ill-fated involvement in Indochina, will be formally recognised at the June 22 World Peace Music Awards.

Organisers said Wednesday that Country Joe would receive his award in person but they were still waiting to confirm the attendance of Dylan and Baez at the five-hour show at Hanoi's National Stadium.

Baez is synonymous with the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s with her anthem ``We Shall Overcome''.

Matt Taylor, the show's producer, said the World Peace Music Awards were aimed at ``promoting peace throughout the world through music'' and honouring the artists at the forefront of this goal.

The late Vietnamese composer, Trinh Cong Son, whose peace song ``Lullaby'' was a hit in Asia in 1969, will also be honoured. His sister Trinh Vinh will accept the award on his behalf.

American folksingers Peter, Paul and Mary, and Harry Belafonte, the New York City-born actor, author and singer, are the other recipients, but only the former's Peter Yarrow will collect his award in person, Taylor said.

Among the musicians from 25 countries set to perform at the free concert are former Police guitarist Andy Summers, British soprano Sarah Brightman, Thai pop queen Tata Young, Taiwanese diva Ah Mei and Indonesian rockers Slank.

Hollywood action-hero Steven Seagal is also due to attend.

The concert, which will be opened with a message from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, will be televised live around the world.

Parts of the proceeds from merchandise sales will be used to help victims of Agent Orange, the defoliant used by US forces during the Vietnam War.

The first World Peace Music Awards was held last year on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. - AFP

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[tora]

Geez...he just can't hide from you anywhere,Suzi... Or perhaps you're his private advisor?Who knows...
Dammit,this guy is like a lightning,here,there and everywhere...a turbodrive!

 

[yudansha]

Unlike the normally aspirated...

Supercharged.

 

[suziwong]

Updated : World Peace Music Award

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/FF10Ae04.html

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"The lineup includes, from the United States, Gloria Gaynor, the Black Eyed Peas, Hootie and the Blowfish and Steven Seagal; Sarah Brightman from the United Kingdom; Joaquin Cortes from Spain; Tata Young from Thailand; Slank from Indonesia; Emma Shapplin from France; and Thanh Lam and a popular rock group called The Wall from Vietnam, among others, the concert's organizers said."
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I am not sure Steven will be there or not !!!
for your information !

Blessing

 

[Serena]

Well, it sounds like an updated confirmation, anyway.
Great news, Suzi. Thank you.

 

[Amos Stevens]

Thanks Suziwong

 

[Lotussan]

Thanks suzi...It lists him in the lineup...I hope we see him...

 

[Lotussan]

June 22, huh? I hope....

 

[suziwong]

"world Peace Music Awards Cancelled !!

Taken From "Hootie and the Blowfish" official Site:

"WORLD PEACE MUSIC AWARDS CANCELLED
According to The Associated Press, the second annual World Peace Music Awards has been cancelled. The concert that was scheduled to take place in Vietnam on June 22nd was said, by its organizers, to be cancelled due to "insurmountable circumstances completely beyond our control." Artists such as Gloria Gaynor, Lionel Ritchie, Hootie and the Blowfish and the Black Eyed Peas were expected to perform at the biggest international concert ever scheduled. The concert, supported by the United Nations, was expected to honor musicians like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary for their songs that spurred the anti-war movement in the United States during the Vietnam War. "

I am not sure but we'll see tomorrow !!

 

[Serena]

Thanks for the news, Suzi. Here's a different article from the Associated Press. It's unfortunate that it was canceled. It was a great idea.

World Peace Music Awards canceled
Vietnam show tribute to Bob Dylan, others
The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 15, 2004

Hanoi, Vietnam — Organizers of the biggest international music concert ever scheduled in Vietnam have canceled the event less than two weeks before the show, but it was unclear why.

The second-annual World Peace Music Awards had been set for June 22 at Hanoi's National Stadium, with well-known artists including Lionel Richie, Gloria Gaynor, Hootie and the Blowfish and the Black Eyed Peas expected to perform.

Chief Executive Producer Matt Taylor issued an e-mail Saturday saying the concert, organized to honor artists who have devoted their lives to promoting world peace, had been called off because of "insurmountable circumstances completely beyond our control."

Taylor wouldn't elaborate Sunday on what happened, saying only that the cancellation had nothing to do with the communist government in Hanoi. He also offered his apologies.

"We feel extremely saddened for the Vietnamese people," he said by telephone from Mountain View, Calif. "They have worked so hard, but at the end of the day, it's not anybody's fault. It's not a lack of will on anybody's part."

The Vietnamese government had approved the show and was involved in organizing it. Taylor said it still was possible to reschedule it later this year.

The concert, supported by the United Nations, was intended to honor musicians including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary for their songs that spurred protest in the United States during the Vietnam War.

Twenty-five artists from around the world were expected to take part with some proceeds benefiting victims of Agent Orange, the chemical defoliant the U.S. military used during the Vietnam War.

 

[Amos Stevens]

Oops-and here I just posted about the awards in my group-that will teach me from posting first before reading here

 

[yudansha]

Thanks for that Suzi and Serena.

LOL instead of "We feel extremely saddened for the Vietnamese people," he said by telephone from Mountain View, Calif ... I read "... Mountain Dew, California" ...