CTC Vancouver

Tibetan Musician Jamyang Yeshi to Perform in Support of Tibet Resettlement Program

Please join us for this live performance by acclaimed Tibetan musician Jamyang Yeshi, with the screening of Shining Spirit, an award winning documentary film about Jamyang and his family. Proceeds and donations will support the humanitarian initiative to resettle 1000 Tibetans to Canada, from refugee settlements in India (www.tibet.ca/en/newsroom/news_releases/231).

Jamyang's gorgeous, haunting music is sung in the traditional Tibetan style of his birthplace in Amdo, Tibet. His previous performances in India include an event for Prince Charles, and in Calgary in 2009 he opened for k.d. lang and Bryan Adams at a special concert for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Jamyang and fellow musicians were invited to give the opening night performance at the "Cultures at Risk" Summit at the Banff Centre, and he has performed across Canada, the U.S. and Eastern Europe.

Shining Spirit, selected for the National Geographic "All Roads" Film Festival tells a story of the power of music to reconnect a Tibetan family separated by politics and geography. Jamyang will be available to sign copies of the Shining Spirit CD/DVD.


Tickets at the door: $20 regular / $15 concession (seniors, students, unemployed)

Where:    St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue (corner of 10th Ave & Trutch Street)
                (parking in rear)
When:     Sunday March 6th 7:30pm
Email:      vancouver@tibet.ca
Website:  www.tibet.ca/vancouver


Presented by the Canada Tibet Committee, with the kind assistance of Tibetan Cultural Society of B.C. and The Tara Café Project.

More about the Tibetan resettlement project

In 2007, His Holiness the Dalai Lama asked the Canadian government to consider allowing Tibetans who are currently struggling to survive as displaced people in India to resettle in Canada. He expressed particular concern for residents of the most impoverished Tibetan settlements, located in the North East region of India. The remote location and lack of transportation and other infrastructure have contributed to extreme challenges for survival, and stifled Tibetans' efforts to develop and support their communities. Thankfully, the Canadian government made a strong commitment to these Tibetans in need. The Canada Tibet Committee, working with the government of Canada and representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and with the incredible support of Tibetan communities and cultural associations across Canada, is also committed to fulfilling His Holiness' request. Funds raised at the above event will be used for needs ranging from helping the resettled Tibetans with their basic needs upon arrival, such as household necessities and winter clothing, to logistical expenses that support the program.