Open Programme October 22nd 2011

Clarion Hotel Cork, 6pm to 10pm

A celebration of Service with Sai Maa

Service to Humanity, to Self and to Life

The need, the joy, the rewards……

Join Sai Maa, Humanity in Unity Ireland and special guests in an evening of presentations, personal sharing, teachings, music, dance , chant and laughter as we launch our Humanitarian Programmes in a Spirit of Oneness.

Register online here for event cover charge €15

Special Guests include

Just One Initiative

Take a moment and imagine tackling global hunger. . . . It exists and persists. The need is shockingly measurable, and seemingly insurmountable.
Sai Maa has articulated her personal commitment to alleviate hunger around our planet. And today, we take a firm, first step as a global community in journeying toward that golden reality as we introduce the programmes being launched in India in combination with our vision to match ‘Just One’ at home for every ‘One’ in India as we share with you our developing vision . More here

Nóirín Ní Riain

Irish spiritual singer and Christian scholar, Nóirín Ní Riain proposes a rich imaginative, refreshing new way of listening for and interpreting the Divine ‘sound of sheer silence’. From Socrates, through Abraham, Jesus Christ, Patrick to you, the most powerful connection between humanity and the Divine was and is through the ear. Nóirín sang on two occasions for His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama on his recent visit to Ireland. Nóirín is also renowned for joining in celestial voice with the Monks of Glenstal Abbey. Sample here.

Tommy Peoples

Tommy Peoples is one of the most renowned fiddlers in Irish traditional circles today and a prime exponent of the Donegal style of fiddling, a technical master as well as a powerful musician, a generous Spirit and a passionate heart.  Tommy has composed some masterpieces of music and quite a number of these can be heard on his album, The Quiet Glen. Randal Bays has described Tommy Peoples as “one of the higher peaks in the great mountain range of traditional musicians.” It is an image that captures a lot of Tommy:  his great stature, his craggy features, and his intense and individual nature.   Tommy has a definitive and unique style that has influenced many generations of young fiddle players. Having played with many musicians and bands over the years, the best known collaborations are, Bothy Band 1975 album, Molloy-Peoples-Brady alb um and the High Part of the Road.

Tommy Peoples was the first musician to receive the prestigious TG4 Gradam Ceoil award in 1998 for his contribution to Irish Traditional Music and is currently the Traditional Musician in Residence at the Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal.

More about Tommy with sample music here

Cork Simon Community

Eoin MacCuirc, a Director of Cork Simon community will speak to us about Humanitarian work by the Simon Community in Cork and how you can feed ‘just one’ homeless person in Cork. Eoin will also introduce the developing ‘Food Bank’ movement as a means of distributing surplus to the needy and will talk about the role of volunteers including opportunites for serving in a variety of ways in your community. More about Cork Simon here & more about Food Banking here

Fergal O’Connor

Fergal is a singer songwriter who has played for Sai Maa at previous events, bringing a freshness and open hearted generosity of expression. Fergal has an upcoming album ‘Like Snow’ which has been described as a blend of musical cultures with fresh and inspiring rhythms and melodies.

 

Bangsambra

Hailing from two very diverse parts of the world, Bangsambra is a musical and cultural meeting of a pair of like-minded souls. Rajinder Singh (India) and Tonynho dos Santos (Brazil) bring together a vibrant fusion of ethnic percussion, looped guitars, Latin jazz funk and Miles Davis-inspired trumpet playing that crosses and binds all frontiers of musical expression. ‘2012’, the duo’s debut album is a melting pot of styles capturing within the walls of a studio their powerfully rhythmic live show that not only draws inspiration from their home continents, but also includes elements of African Djembe, Middle Eastern Darabuka, nu-jazz and their passion for electronics.

 

 

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