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Music Basti + Project Ahimsa

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:37:57 -0700

In 2012, Project Ahimsa donated $1200 to Music Basti, a New Delhi based music education NGO that works with at-risk children throughout India’s urban centers.

Music Basti believes in music for community building and personal development. The program focuses on children-at-risk and urban youth through creating participative music education programs and life-skills. Its aim is to create and promote self- confidence and creativity through interaction and sharing in and through music actively, also involving the youth and music community in consultation, creation, implementation and evaluation.

Music Basti is recipient of the Best Use of Social Networks – Public Service/Cause/Event at Indian Digital Media Awards 2011, the prestigious “Real Heroes” National Award 2011 for Youth (CNN IBN and Reliance Industries), and Karamveer Puraskaar 2011 National Award for Social Entrepreneurship, as well as a part of British Council India’s Connections Through Culture programme.

Ahimsa Summer Jam 2013 Farm. Fresh. Funk. May 18, 2013 | 1-5...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:21:00 -0700

Ahimsa Summer Jam 2013

Farm. Fresh. Funk.

May 18, 2013 | 1-5 PM | Healdsburg, CA

Featuring: J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science, Black Mahal, DJ Timoteo, & Little Kids Rock

All Proceeds Benefit Local Charities: Little Kids Rock, Tenderloin Afterschool Program, North Bay Public Schools, & Healdsburg Jazz Fest Youth Programs.

Join Us! Learn more about the event and purchase tickets by clicking here:

http://sonomasessions.splashthat.com/?em=187&gz=40adf676dfc2a05cc992442f5e30d379&utm_campaign=Email%20Clickthroughs&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email

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Ahimsa Summer Jam 2013 Farm. Fresh. Funk. May 18, 2013 | 1-5...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:25:00 -0800

Ahimsa Summer Jam 2013

Farm. Fresh. Funk.

May 18, 2013 | 1-5 PM | Healdsburg, CA

Featuring: J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science, Black Mahal, DJ Timoteo, & Little Kids Rock

All Proceeds Benefit Local Charities: Little Kids Rock, Tenderloin Afterschool Program, North Bay Public Schools, & Healdsburg Jazz Fest Youth Programs.

Join Us! Learn more about the event and purchase tickets here:

http://sonomasessions.splashthat.com/?em=187&gz=40adf676dfc2a05cc992442f5e30d379&utm_campaign=Email%20Clickthroughs&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email

Project Ahimsa is thrilled to present EKATVA, the journey of 16...

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:35:37 -0700

Project Ahimsa is thrilled to present EKATVA, the journey of 16 street children from Ahmedabad, at Zellerbach Hall on May 27 at UC Berkeley. More info available at http://ekatvazellerbach.eventbrite.com/

Almost there! We are aiming to raise $30k in 30 days to support...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:31:00 -0700

Almost there! We are aiming to raise $30k in 30 days to support EKATVA: the journey of 16 slum children from the streets of Ahmedabad to stages around the world. Over $18k already raised, with just 18 days left! Help us make this tour a reality: http://www.gofundme.com/ekatva

A beautifully shot view into the work of Rimos en los Barrios, a...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:24:22 -0800

A beautifully shot view into the work of Rimos en los Barrios, a music education organization based in Nicaragua.

Check out the Blind School Music Program, where impoverished...

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:12:53 -0800

Check out the Blind School Music Program, where impoverished blind children receive musical instruction for two hours each day. The staff believes that music education has played a major role in enabling the school to achieve an astonishing 90% graduation and retention rate. In October 2011, legendary world music act Rupa & the April Fishes visited the Blind School for a day of interaction and performance alongside the children at the Blind School.

Project Ahimsa supports this very special hospital for poor...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:31:00 -0800

Project Ahimsa supports this very special hospital for poor children from West Bengal and Bihar provides comprehensive surgery, prosthetics and physical therapy for over 500 children each year, free of cost. Some of the children stay for over 2 years here as they undergo slow and painful corrective surgery. But what is most remarkable, is that every child walks out of the hospital after their stay on their own.

EKATVA @ Town Hall | October 22 & 23, 2011

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:46:46 -0700

Join us for 2 FREE special weekend performances of EKATVA in Ahmedabad, India!
EKATVA is a 90 minute dance/drama musical performed by 16 slum children, hoping to share a message of ‘oneness’ and universal love, to the world. A Manav Sadhna experiment, EKATVA features Sixteen children from some of the largest slums of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. They were selected through a nine month audition process, and are being trained and develop…ed, by two mentors from Manav Sadhna and teachers from Darpana Academy, to perform a 90-minute dance-drama production sharing Gandhiji’s message of ‘Oneness’. After one year of training and development, the children will tour the show across India, the US, and the UK.

October 22 & 23, 2011 | 8PM Both Nights | FREE
Town Hall near Ellis Bridge - Ahmedabad
Google MAP: http://g.co/maps/wg4cp

Choreography by Mallika Sarabhai (Darpana Academy).

EKATVA on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-DhnrqRTA&feature=youtu.be

Robin Sukhadia Fulbright Senior Researcher India | Photo...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:45:13 -0700

Robin Sukhadia Fulbright Senior Researcher India | Photo Selection, a set on Flickr.

This selection of photos shares a glimpse into Project Ahimsa Grant Director’s 9 month Fulbright placement in India.

Project Ahimsa is thrilled to be supporting EKATVA, a...

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:38:48 -0700

Project Ahimsa is thrilled to be supporting EKATVA, a dance/drama musical performed by 16 slum children, hoping to share a message of ‘oneness’ and universal love, to the world. A Manav Sadhna experiment, supported by many loving human beings. EKATVA aims to tour India at the end of 2011 and hopes to continue the journey to the US and UK in 2012.

Learn More at www.ekatva.blogspot.com and join us on facebook (ekatva-oneness).

Vishal Vaghela (left), a stunning young tabla player in...

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:42:21 -0700

Vishal Vaghela (left), a stunning young tabla player in Ahmedabad India, was supported by Project Ahimsa early in his studies with Pandit Divyang Vakhil. Amazing to hear and see him shine here, executing difficult compositions on tabla with grace and ease.

Project Ahimsa is proud to be supporting the EKATVA Tour as it builds momentum!

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:09:00 -0700

Project Ahimsa is proud to be supporting the EKATVA Tour as it builds momentum!:

http://youtu.be/1b-DhnrqRTA?hd=1

We present to you the beginning of a journey, a gift from the world: “EKATVA”. We hope you enjoy this video that gives a glimpse into the EKATVA production, a dance/drama musical performed by 16 slum children, hoping to share a message of ‘oneness’ and universal love, to the world. A Manav Sadhna experiment, supported by many loving human beings. EKATVA aims to tour India at the end of 2011 and hopes to continue the journey to the US and UK in 2012.

Learn More at www.ekatva.blogspot.com and join us on facebook (ekatva-oneness).

During tabla class this week at the Gandhi Ashram, we were...

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:48:00 -0700

During tabla class this week at the Gandhi Ashram, we were blessed to have special guest and fabulous saxophone player, Javier Porras Montessino from Malaga, Spain. This is Javier’s first journey to India, and it has been inspiring to see how musical it has been for him. Kanchan and Vikas, the two tabla students in my beginning tabla class, are learning kaidas in Teentaal.

Music Therapy in India: Fulbright Scholar Eric Fraser

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:27:42 -0700

Music Therapy in India: Fulbright Scholar Eric Fraser:

Fulbright Scholar and Project Ahimsa grantee speaks about his work and impact using Music Therapy in India. Eric worked closely with Mentaid using musical instruments donated by Project Ahimsa, for over 6 months. In that period of time, he documented tremendous improvement in communication and response by the adults and youth that served using music therapy techniques.

Far Way Builds a Musical Bridge to Cuba

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:17:59 -0700

Cuba is a place that is very close to us. It is closer to Florida than Angelenos are to Santa Barbara. During the first half of the 20th century, American and Cuban culture shared a very close relationship. George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Ernest Hemingway, Walker Evans, and two members of the I Love Lucy company, Desi Arnaz and Marco Rizo, were a few of the many Cuban and American artists who used to travel back and forth and collaborate together.

Today, however, people call Cuba “the Closest Farthest Away.” After 50 years of political and economic warfare, Cuba has become one of the most distant islands on earth.

Utilizing cutting edge audio/video technology, children in Havana, Cuba were able to musically collaborate with chior children in the USA. On July 17 and 20, 2011 Coro Diminuto will perform Far Away live in Havana at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Teatro Mella to celebrate National Children’s Day. The project’s long-term goal is to have the two choirs be able to visit each other in both countries and perform the work live without needing projections.

Project Ahimsa provided support by helping purchase high quality microphones used in the performances and recordings of the children. We are thrilled for Sage Lewis, director of the Project, in leading the evolution of this remarkable project. Read more at

http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/06/far-away-builds-a-bridge-to-cuba-at-maldef/

The groundbreaking Indian Summer festival in Leicester UK...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:03:41 -0700

EKATVA's kids pose at the Gandhi Ashram

Skyping with Leicester

The groundbreaking Indian Summer festival in Leicester UK featured a live Skype linkage between 16 slum children in Ahmedabad, India and an audience in Leicester’s Phoenix Center. The EKATVA project, featuring 16 slum children on a journey of art, unity and dance, all performed at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on July 18, 2011. The performance was projected behind a Kathak dancer at the festival. Project Ahimsa is supporting the EKATVA project and hopes to host the children when they tour the USA in 2012.

Tabla Workshop at the Loving Community for Lepers- Ahmedabad, India

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:20:49 -0700

A special visit by Project Ahimsa to the Loving Community, a leper colony, on June 16, 2011 was full of excitement and music for the children who live there. Robin Sukhadia shared a tabla performance and gave the children an opportunity to touch the drums and interact using bols (the language of tabla). 25 children learned about how tabla were made, learned about the phrases of tabla, and counted in Jhaptaal, a cycle of ten beats. For the hour, children each took turns learning basic strokes on the drums, and asking great questions.

The Loving Community is overcoming years of stigma through an innovative community center where artists come from around the world to interact with the residents. Children learn and share in the center too, and the entire community radiates peace and openness. Manav Sadhna, an NGO supported by Project Ahimsa over the past 8 years, began working with the Loving Community a few years ago. A digital music workshop led by Robin is now being planned for summer 2011.