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Don't Forget Me!: Alzheimer's Society launches Asian music event

tom_edwards by Tom Edwards [Edit this content] ▾ 10 comments 18:37 June 13th, 2004
London's Imperial College is to host a festival to celebrate Asian music and fashion, in support of the Alzheimer's Society's 25th Anniversary. The event taking place on Saturday 19th June is named Don't Forget Me! and aims to raise awareness about dementia within the Asian community, as well as providing funds to support the society in its work to reach out to to all people with dementia, their families and the professionals who work with them.

Dance & Fashion

The evening will open with some classical Indian dance provided by the dance group from the Bharatiya Vidhya BhavanHouse Of Udeshi, which has exhibited at major fashion shows in Florence, Paris and Milan and designs gentlemen’s outfits for the City. Other top end fashion labels on show include Designer Jazz Fashions and Damon Hoad. Actar Actar Fashions will also exhibit their sexy fusion style clothes as well as Sitarah, a more established name with a traditional Asian style.

Music

The audience will also be entertained by a wide variety of Asian music and dance from Breakdance, provided by Funkology, to Sitar provided by Vijay Jagtap, the resident sitar guru from the Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan. There will be a Bollywood Medley, the rock band The Voices, plus music from The State Of Bengal led by DJ Sam, the high profile fusion musician and DJ at the cutting edge of the British Asian music scene.

For more information contact:
Anita Majumdar - 07905 471 894
anitamaj@yahoo.co.uk

The Voices State Of Bengal

Don't Forget Me!: Alzheimer's Society Launches Asian Music Event

'dementia within the Asian community'

talk about niché.
waves | 13 Jun '04, 23:38 | X | Reply

Re: Don't Forget Me!: Alzheimer's Society Launches Asian Music Event

The Bharatiya Vidhya BhavanHouse Of Udeshi are playing??? I'm so there...
jackl @waves | 13 Jun '04, 23:46 | X | Reply

Don't Forget Me!: Alzheimer's Society Launches Asi

this is at my uni - which just happens to be full of arsey, twatty people. mergh. DONT COME HERE. it's shit.
SuperSheep | 14 Jun '04, 01:20 | X | Reply

Don't Forget Me!: Alzheimer's Society Launches Asian Music Event

My mum died of Alzheimer's last year. It's a horrible disease where the sufferer slowly loses all of their brain functions - being fully aware that they are losing their ability to do simple tasks that everyone else takes for granted - such as recognising their closest family. It is a slow and painful death that people know little about, and there are few resources for families to cope with it. There is no cure. It is heartbreaking for sufferers and everyone they know.
If you don't want to go to the event that is your choice. No one is forcing you. Please think before you shoot your mouth off with your ill-informed opinions.
Well done to all the people involved in the event who are trying to do something about it.
Emmamusic | 14 Jun '04, 12:10 | X | Reply

Re: Don't Forget Me!: Alzheimer's Society Launches Asi

wowzers
telling people not to go to a charity event
that is so cool
-Raz- @SuperSheep | 14 Jun '04, 12:21 | X | Reply

Re: Don't Forget Me!: Alzheimer's Society Launches

Nuh. You misunderstand me. By all means, go to this wonderful charity event, just don't ever think of studying at the aforementioned university.
SuperSheep @-Raz- | 14 Jun '04, 22:21 | X | Reply

Don't Forget Me!: Alzheimer's Society launches Asi

I'm with Emma - it's good that somebody is making an effort.

1 in 4 people over the age of 75 suffer from it, and it has a dominant inheritance pattern through families, so taking the piss is futile.

But LMAO at Funkology - those guys have enough arrogance to put most rock stars in their place.

x
Sajini | 15 Jun '04, 09:26 | X | Reply

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