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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Shankar Tucker Live in Concert\nEvent Url: http://w
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 vent Date Begin: 2012-11-04\nEvent Date End: 2012-11-04\n\nThe Internation
 al Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB)\, the Association for India's Dev
 elopment (AID) and Indian Raga partner to bring the Indo-Western fusion ma
 estro Shankar Tucker to Boston\, for a fundraising concert this November. 
 Tucker rose to international acclaim with the launch of his YouTube channe
 l 'The ShrutiBox' last year. The channel features re-recordings of numerou
 s popular Indian songs and has amassed more than 11 million views till dat
 e. Shankar Tucker's musical journey and significant contributions to the t
 radition of Indian Classical music is reflected in his impressive body of 
 work\, which seamlessly fuses classical Indian melodies\, known as Ragas\,
  with Western tunes. After training for many years as a Western classical 
 clarinetist at the New England Conservatory\, Tucker was drawn to the indi
 vidualism of Indian Classical music. His determination and talent won him 
 admission to Indian flute legend Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia's academy in 
 Mumbai - an experience that Tucker describes as 'nothing short of life-cha
 nging.' Transcending the barriers of culture\, language\, and geography\, 
 Shankar's story shows that no force is more powerful than a musician's lov
 e for music. Inspired by this story\, ICJB\, AID and Indian Raga formed a 
 collaboration to present his work at MIT and give this new wave of Indian 
 music the impetus and exposure it deserves. This fundraiser also serves as
  an opportunity to raise much-needed awareness about pressing social issue
 s in India. The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) is a h
 uman rights group committed to bringing justice to the victims of the Bhop
 al gas disaster of 1984. ICJB helps the survivors of the gas disaster by s
 upporting legal recourse\, awareness campaigns and environmental initiativ
 es. AID is an award-winning charity that supports and promotes grassroots 
 organizations that seek to help India achieve 'sustainable\, equitable and
  just development.' IndianRaga is an MIT-based initiative and winner of th
 e prestigious IDEAS Global Challenge\, 2012. Recognizing the need for tale
 nted musicians to train with accomplished maestros\, IndianRaga has partne
 red with India's prestigious ITC Sangeet Research Academy\, a foremost aca
 demy for the most talented Indian classical artists\, to offer residential
  courses to Indians and non-Indians who wish to reach their highest musica
 l potential. Music lovers are invited to this unique concert\, which will 
 feature singers Rohan Kymal and Rohini Ravada (from Tucker's The Shrutibox
 ) on Sunday\, November 4th\, from 6 to 8:30 PM at MIT's Kresge auditorium.
  All proceeds from the concert go to AID and the International Campaign fo
 r Justice in Bhopal (ICJB).\n\nStart time: 6 pm
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SUMMARY:Shankar Tucker Live in Concert
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