BlueNote/BNWLA on YouTube!

Here is an excellent video made during one of our recent performances by a friend of BlueNote and the BNWLA Hostel Appeal, Mikey Leung. Mikey is a VSO and soon to be author of a new travel book about Bangladesh.

Major fundraising event in September

We are planning a concert for September at the Heritage Restaurant here in Dhaka, aimed at raising 2000 pounds in an evening.

Arnob and Andrew will perform an evening of East Meets West fusion music. The event will be sponsored by Warid Telecom.

Last night was the first collaboration between BlueNote and the film company Future Shorts: an evening of short films and jazz at the Nordic Club. Great atmosphere, candlelight, and some excellent films, not to mention of course the superb music. We're likely to be doing one of these evenings a month now, with all proceeds going to the appeal. As the venue was quite small, and ticket prices were kept low, we made around £20, but it's a start...

Fundraising in the key of F

Great gig last night. Around 90 people there - balmy summer breeze, gins'n'tonics all round. What better setting for the cool sound of BlueNote? And besides, all proceeds from the tickets went to the BNWLA Hostel Appeal, making Tk 27,000 (£200) in one evening. Putting the fun into fundraising...

Thanks to Mikey Leung for the photo. His own website on life in Bangladesh is well worth a visit for excellent photos and writing. You can find him at www.mikeyleung.ca