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• South Africa
20 000 Drums events
10 Youth from 3 different high schools together with youth from 3 different Youth Forums within Khayelitsha township, Western Cape, South africa have been trained as drum facilitators and supplied with drums and percussion instruments by the 20 000 Drums project. The youth together with an additional 20 youths will be drumming together to join in the One World Beat Global Drumming Event.

14 Youth and educators from 1 high school, 1 Primary school and youth from Rosendal, Free State, South Africa, have been trained as drum facilitators and supplied with drums and percussion instruments by the 20 000 Drums project. They will be gathering together with an additional 20 youth to join in the One World Beat Global Drumming Event.

10 Youth from 3 different high schools together with youth from the black and coloured townships in Vryburg, who have been trained as drum facilitators and supplied with drums and percussion instruments by the 20 000 Drums project will be gathering with an additional 20 youths who have joined the drummming group and will be drumming together to join in the One World Beat Global Drumming Event.

• One World Beat Event
Bernard Woma Trio Headlines Third Annual
NMU Festival Event!

• United States On March 24th, 2006, starting at 7pm, Northern Michigan University will host its third annual OneWorld Beat concert to benefit programs helping children affected by HIV/AIDS. Read more...

• United States
Live Webcast Drumming Event from New York
Orbital Sound has cordially invited New York drummers to join the global festival by participating in one hour of simultaneous drumming around the world to send out a message of peace and unity by attending a house party concert on Saturday May 6, 2006 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm under the One World Beat banner. In addition, they will be hosting our house party on the World Wide Web where people from all over the globe may attend from their computers. For more information, please visit www.orbitalsound.biz.

• Canada
12 hours of music... all day... all night ... all live.
BLS Soul Productions will bring an exclusive show to the festival featuring Ontario's finest performers and bands: Bobbi Lee Justice, Linus, The Medium, Sing That Yell, Wide Open Throttle, This Crooked Mile, August, Blair Smythe and more - 12 hours of music and soul - Kudos to the Canadians!

• Mexico
Casa De Los Suenos presents Turiya Mareya
Tijuana based Casa De La Suenos will host a One World Beat event on May 6 at 9 pm: Turiya Mareya and The Tijuana Latin Jazz Project. For more information please visit: www.Mareya.com

• United States
Concerts4Charity in the festival again!
Chris Lowry from Concerts4Charity.org has just confirmed their participation in One World Beat 2006. The event will take place in the Soda Club with the bands Wsg Knowlyfe, Through The Mist and Shackle Jack performing. More info soon.

• Canada
Youth Week in Calgary in the festival
Garvey Chui and her team will collaborate with the organization Youth Week to bring "Drumming in One World Beat" to Calgary. The event will "kick-off" the kickdown of a whole week of youth activities in Calgary - we are honored to be part of it.

• Thailand
Tokyo Joe's Blues Club for the third year
One World Beat 2006 marks the third consecutive year of participation in Bangkok. Tokyo Joe's Blues Club will feature 8 of Bangkok's top blues and jazz bands donating their time and skills to raise donations for underprivileged children at the Human Development Foundation's Mercy Centre.

• Canada
Bill Bourne and Friends Back for Fourth Year
On March 18th, starting at 7pm at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton, Canada, Change for Children and Heritage Community Foundation Productions present a "30th Anniversary Celebration in Song", in conjunction with One World Beat 2006. Returning for a fourth year with OWB is the incomparable folk musician, Bill Bourne, along with Eivor Palsdottir, Tommy Banks, Stewart MacDougall, Asani, Souljah Fyah, Black Pioneer Heritage Singers, Mad Bomber Society, Polonez Polish Dance Ensemble, Knock School of Irish Dance, Aysha Wills and Michael Massey, and many more.

Tickets are $32.00 for adults, $22.00 for students and seniors, and Dress Circle seats at $52.00, from the Winspear Centre Box Office (www.winspearcentre.com), or call #780-428-1414. Doors open at 6pm for a silent auction. For more information see www.changeforchildren.org and www.heritagecommunityfdn.org. Proceeds will benefit education projects both locally and globally.