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George Harrison and Friends - The Concert for Bangadesh (2005)

Posted By: jantine


George Harrison and Friends - The Concert for Bangadesh (2005)
Rock | MP3 @192 Avg kbps | 140 mb | Includes Covers


The Concert

Introduction By Ravi Shanker June 2005

It makes me so happy that the Concert for Bangladesh is being released again. Hailing from Bengal, my heart went out to the Bengali speaking people of Bangladesh and it was natural for me to reach out and want to help the refugees and the hundreds of thousands of little children.

I expressed my concern to George Harrison. He knew about the turmoil of my mind and a concert to raise funds was initiated. An enormous amount of money was collected and this could never have been achieved without the help of dear George. What happened is now history: it was one of the most moving and intense musical experiences of the century.

Again and again I am asked which concerts stand out in my memory, and it is very difficult to remember all the prominent ones as my career spans over seventy-five years of performances; but the Concert for Bangladesh was very significant to me as the conception of the idea came from me and the people needing aid were very close to my heart; some of them, of course, being distantly related to me. Ali Akbar Khan and Alla Rakha joined me on stage for the first half and George Harrison played the second half, joined by other eminent musicians including Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton. George closed the concert with "Bangla Desh," the special song he wrote for the occasion.






The Concert for Bangladesh was the first benefit concert of its kind in that it brought together an extraordinary assemblage of major artists collaborating for a common humanitarian cause – setting the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher cause.

The concert sold out Madison Square Garden and along with the Grammy ® Award-winning triple-album boxset, and the feature film, has generated millions of dollars for UNICEF and raised awareness for the organization around the world, as well as among other musicians and their fans. It is therefore acknowledged as the inspiration and forerunner to the major global fundraising events of recent years.

To quote the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, "George and his friends were pioneers."

http://www.theconcertforbangladesh.com/


Artist: George Harrison and Friends
Album: The Concert for Blangadesh
Year: 2005
Quality/Rate: 160/192 Kbps Mp3
Genre: Rock
Server: Rapidshare

Song title

CD1

1. Introduction – George Harrison & Ravi Shankar
2. Bangla Dhun – Ravi Shankar
3. Wah Wah – George Harrison
4. My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
5. Awaiting On You All – George Harrison
6. That's The Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
7. It Don't Come Easy – Ringo Starr
8. Beware Of Darkness – George Harrison
9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
10. Jumpin' Jack Flash / Youngblood – Leon Russell

CD2

1. Here Comes The Sun – George Harrison
2. A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry – Bob Dylan
4. Blowin' In The Wind – Bob Dylan
5. Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
6. Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan
7. Something – George Harrison
8. Bangladesh – George Harrison
9. Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Bob Dylan

Enjoy it!