UN Day concert 23 Oct 2009 with Mahavishnu John McLaughlin
Filed under Music and Songs | UN AnniversariesSome members of the Peace Meditation Group at the UN assisted with the UN Day concert on 23 October 2009.
Secretary-General Meets UN Day Concert 2009 Artists
UN marked its 64th birthday with a concert at New York Headquarters paying tribute to the blue helmet peacekeepers,-John Mahavishnu McLaughlin 4th from left
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre), his wife Yoo Soon-taek (to Mr. Ban’s left), and President of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, Ali Abdussalam Treki (to Mrs. Ban’s left), pose for a group photo with artists participating in the “UN Day Concert 2009: A Tribute to Peacekeeping”. Among them are: musician Zakir Hussain (front row, left), singer Sister Fa (front row, third from left), jazz musician John McLaughlin (front row, fourth from left), concert pianist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lang Lang (front row, to Mr. Ban’s right), documentary filmmaker Fisher Stevens (front row, fourth from right), and lead singer of the band Aterciopelados, Andrea Echeverri (back row, fifth from left). Also pictured is Allan Buchman (front row, right), founder of Culture Project, the UN’s producing partner for the concert.
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- Press Conference: Mr. Alain LeRoy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping with UN Producing Partner Culture Project’s founder Mr. Allan Buchman and Mr. Eric Falt, director of outreach division will introduce few of the artists -å John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Lang Lang and Andrea Echeverri – participating in Friday’s concert to honor UN Day (observed on 24 October). Also documentary film producer Fisher Stevens will be present. Allan Buchman, Culture Project founder
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- 2009-10-23-Press Conference: Mr. Alain LeRoy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping with UN Producing Partner Culture Project’s founder Mr. Allan Buchman and Mr. Eric Falt, director of outreach division will introduce few of the artists -å John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Lang Lang and Andrea Echeverri – participating in Friday’s concert to honor UN Day (observed on 24 October). Also documentary film producer Fisher Stevens will be present. Moderator: Eric Falt, Director of Outreach Division from left to right facing the dais Fisher Stevens, Director Andrea Echeverri, Artist Anthony Banbury, Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support Lang Lang, Artist Allan Buchman, Culture Project founder
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- UN marked its 64th birthday with a concert at New York Headquarters paying tribute to the blue helmet peacekeepers, John Mahavishnu McLaughlin
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- UN marked its 64th birthday with a concert at New York Headquarters paying tribute to the blue helmet peacekeepers,-John Mahavishnu McLaughlin
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- UN marked its 64th birthday with a concert at New York Headquarters paying tribute to the blue helmet peacekeepers,-John Mahavishnu McLaughlin
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- UN marked its 64th birthday with a concert at New York Headquarters paying tribute to the blue helmet peacekeepers,John Mahavishnu McLaughlin
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- UN marked its 64th birthday with a concert at New York Headquarters paying tribute to the blue helmet peacekeepers,-John Mahavishnu McLaughlin