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January 3, 2011

The UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan Presented by Target on Jan 29th, 2011 | Groups Come Together To Raise Money

UNCF, National Pan-Hellenic Council
Partner to Help College Seniors Graduate and to Support UNCF An Evening
of Stars® Tribute to Chaka Khan Presented by Target


Greek Organizations Rally for UNCF’s Text To Donate Campaign for Emergency Student Aid To Help Seniors Graduate

FAIRFAX, Va.,
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — UNCF—the United Negro College Fund—and the
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) are partnering to make sure that
seniors at UNCF member colleges graduate on time.  All nine members of
the National Pan-Hellenic Council—Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha,
Delta Sigma Theta, Iota Phi Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi
Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho and Zeta Phi Beta—are rallying around the
late-January broadcast of UNCF An Evening of Stars® Tribute to Chaka Khan and the UNCF Campaign for Emergency Student Aid (CESA) to raise $250,000
to support recession-impacted graduating seniors who need to pay off
balances for tuition, books and room and board before they can receive
their diplomas. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Vijay Iyer with Prasanna & Nitin Mitta | Tirtha (Coming March 8th, 2011)

2011 GRAMMY NOMINEE VIJAY IYER
Introduces A New Band and Album
Tirtha on ACT Music
On March 8, 2011

Featuring Prasanna (guitar) & Nitin Mitta (tabla)


 
(Left to right: Nitin Mitta, Vijay Iyer, Prasanna)               photo credit:Alan Nahigian       
 

vijay iyer – prasanna – nitin mitta // TIRTHA

The Sanskrit word t?rtha (THEER-tha) literally means a ford, or a
shallow place in a river that can be easily crossed over. Within a
spiritual context, tirtha denotes a holy place near a body of water
—somewhere where everyday struggles fall away, and where one passes
easily into a deeper and more profound state of being. Aptly, Tirtha
is now also the name of a phenomenal trio featuring three powerhouse
musicians who at once honor and traverse the streams of tradition. It is
also the name of their exciting new album on ACT Music.

Individually, Indian-American pianist-composer Vijay Iyer, Chennai (formerly Madras)-born guitarist-composer Prasanna, and Hyderabad native and tabla player Nitin Mitta
are already highly accomplished artists who shift easily among multiple
musical languages. Together, they have achieved a fully realized,
deeply thoughtful, and truly innovative collaboration. Combining the
elemental directness of rock, the chamber-like intimacy of raga, and
bebop’s hard, angular drive, Tirtha achieves a profound interplay of melody and rhythm that characterizes the best jazz. To continue, Please click “MORE”!