Bay Area Musicians play for Nepal earthquake relief on May 19 at San Francisco's Elbo Room. Featuring Tibetan singer Tsering Wangmo, renown jazz guitar player Calvin Keys, Brazilian bands Dona Francisca and Coelho & Ridnell, funk group Afrofunk Experience, bossa nova singer Masha Campagne, DJ Matt Haze and a number of the Bay Area's best jazz musicians. All proceeds to go to Lo Nyamship Association, a small Nepali non-profit on the east coast.

Presented by Porreta Forro NIghts and Dave Ridnell Productions

 FEATURING:

TSERING WANGMO (Tibetan singer)

CALVIN KEYS (renowned jazz guitarist)

DONA FRANCISCA (Brazilian Forró)

AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE (funk)

COELHO & RIDNELL (original/Brazilian)

MASHA CAMPAGNE (bossa nova)

DJ MATT HAZE

+ Damien Masterson, Túlio Araújo, John Douglas, Phil Thompson, Sam Bevan, Jeff Marrs, Ben Flint, Rebecca Kleinmann, Giuseppe Pinto, Eduardo Amado and more TBA…

On April 25, 2015, the small, impoverished Himalayan nation of Nepal was hit with the biggest earthquake it has suffered in 80 years, somewhere between 7.8 and 8.1 on the Richter scale. There have been over 50 aftershocks so far, some over 6.0.  To date, the confirmed death toll is above 7,000 but many estimate it could reach 10,000 and higher.  The quake affected 8 million people across 39 districts. Huge numbers of families have been displaced, houses destroyed and some villages practically wiped out.  As is the case with earthquakes, the danger for increased disease, such as cholera, is very high in the weeks following. In addition to the human cost, many of Nepal important national heritage places, landmarks and famous temples were damaged or destroyed.

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