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		Yungchen Lhamo will be appearing as part of The All Roads Film Project which is a new National Geographic initiative that provides a global platform for indigenous and under-represented minority-culture filmmakers around the world. The project is designed to showcase these filmmakers talents and to introduce a broader audience to their culture. The first film in the series is Milarepa. A feature film about one of Tibet's greatest yogis and poet (Milarepa), also made popular for his mysterious beginnings with black magic. The film is stunning, shot from the heart of the mountains bordering Tibet and India, and captures the dark, magical events of his tumultuous youth before enlightenment (he kills his family and destroys the village, all with magic). Yungchen will sing in the theaters before the film's US premier in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre on September 28th and on October 5 at the National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C.

		DELTA HARDWARE by Charlie Musselwhite The great bluesman returns to his Mississippi-by-way-of-Southside Chicago roots, in songs that capture the raw emotion of electrified blues at its best. Charlie incorporates all his experiences – from his days with Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker to recent musical friendships with Ben Harper and Tom Waits – into this new batch of powerful, hard-rocking tunes.

		AMA (“mother”) is dedicated to Yungchen Lhamo's mother, who suffered the violence and persecution of the Chinese occupation. A musical document of an exile living in the melting pot of New York City, this beautiful album features guest appearances by singers Joy Askew and Annie Lennox — and becomes that rare destination where East happily meets West. No translators, or politicians, required.

1Ł = Two Tracks + Earthquake Aid

"This is a request for help. We've had ties with Pakistan from many years, particularly with Qawwali music and the extraordinary voice of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. His family have generously agreed to allow us to make available two tracks — one a collaboration with Massive Attack, Mustt Mustt and one with myself Taboo, as a download to raise money. So basically you are getting two extraordinary pieces of music for the price of one!

We need a lot of downloads and we need you to do a bit of marketing for us. So, if you could persuade say 10 of your friends to do the same download we can get real money to real people really fast. Please help us to help them!"

- Peter Gabriel

Visit www.petergabriel.com/appeal/

On Tour

Be sure to catch these artists on the road — (click name for dates and location)

Blind Boys of Alabama, Charlie Musselwhite, Daby Toure, Thomas Mapfumo and Yungchen Lhamo