BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//EVDB//www.eventful.com//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Yungchen Lhamo with Jamshied Sharifi and Will Calhoun Par t of the Joe’s Pub We the People Series in New York City at Joe's Pub - Eventful BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080701T213000 DTSTAMP:20080628T150855Z SUMMARY:Yungchen Lhamo with Jamshied Sharifi and Will Calhoun Part of the Joe’s Pub We the People Series DESCRIPTION:From Event details at NJ.com!: with Jamshied Sharifi and W ill Calhoun\, part of Joe Pub's "We The People" series\nFrom Buy Ticke ts at publictheater.org!:From Buy Tickets at publictheater.org!: Yungc hen Lhamo w/ Jamshied ShaSince fleeing Tibet on foot in 1989\, Yungche n Lhamo has emerged as the leading Tibetan vocalist on the world stage . From the quays of Sydney\, Australia to the spotlight of Carnegie Ha ll\, her a cappella performances have enchanted audiences in more than 70 countries since she began touring professionally in 1994. Yungche n's name was given to her by a Tibetan lama when she was a baby and tr anslates to "Goddess of Melody and Song." Since the release of her awa rd-winning first album Tibetan Prayer\, her music has met with critica l praise worldwide\, alternately described as "beautifully evocative\, " "mesmerizing\," "spine-tingling\," and "transcendent." Her songs tak e listeners on an emotive journey across plateaus and soaring over vis tas\, with a charge and a charisma no doubt informed by her remarkable life story. Born in a labor camp outside Lhasa in Chinese-occupied T ibet\, Yungchen began working in a carpet-weaving factory at the age o f five. Tibetan singing was one of many customs banned by the Cultural Revolution\, which began violently in Tibet in 1959. It was in this i nhospitable setting that her grandmother taught Yungchen the devotiona l singing she has shared with audiences around the world. At the end of a dangerous 1\,000-mile escape across the Himalayas\, Yungchen arr ived in India\, where she visited numerous Tibetan refugee camps and h ad the opportunity to meet the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people\ , His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. Recognizing the ability i n Yungchen's performances\, he encouraged her to go and share with wes tern people the richness of Tibetan culture through the beauty of her voice. Tonight Yungchen will be joined by Will Calhoun and Jamshied S harifi.More Info at Joe's PubFeatured ArtistsYungchen LhamoJamshied Sh arifiWill CalhounGenresWorldVocal Yungchen Lhamo w/ Jamshied ShaSince fleeing Tibet on foot in 1989\, Yungchen Lhamo has emerged as the lead ing Tibetan vocalist on the world stage. From the quays of Sydney\, Au stralia to the spotlight of Carnegie Hall\, her a cappella performance s have enchanted audiences in more than 70 countries since she began t ouring professionally in 1994. Yungchen's name was given to her by a Tibetan lama when she was a baby and translates to "Goddess of Melody and Song." Since the release of her award-winning first album Tibetan Prayer\, her music has met with critical praise worldwide\, alternatel y described as "beautifully evocative\," "mesmerizing\," "spine-tingli ng\," and "transcendent." Her songs take listeners on an emotive journ ey across plateaus and soaring over vistas\, with a charge and a chari sma no doubt informed by her remarkable life story. Born in a labor c amp outside Lhasa in Chinese-occupied Tibet\, Yungchen began working i n a carpet-weaving factory at the age of five. Tibetan singing was one of many customs banned by the Cultural Revolution\, which began viole ntly in Tibet in 1959. It was in this inhospitable setting that her gr andmother taught Yungchen the devotional singing she has shared with a udiences around the world. At the end of a dangerous 1\,000-mile esc ape across the Himalayas\, Yungchen arrived in India\, where she visit ed numerous Tibetan refugee camps and had the opportunity to meet the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people\, His Holiness the Dalai Lama i n Dharamsala. Recognizing the ability in Yungchen's performances\, he encouraged her to go and share with western people the richness of Tib etan culture through the beauty of her voice. Tonight Yungchen will b e joined by Will Calhoun and Jamshied Sharifi.More Info at Joe's PubFe atured ArtistsYungchen LhamoJamshied SharifiWill CalhounGenresWorldVoc al Yungchen Lhamo w/ Jamshied ShaSince fleeing Tibet on foot in 1989\, Yungchen Lhamo has emerged as the leading Tibetan vocalist on the wor ld stage. From the quays of Sydney\, Australia to the spotlight of Car negie Hall\, her a cappella performances have enchanted audiences in m ore than 70 countries since she began touring professionally in 1994. Yungchen's name was given to her by a Tibetan lama when she was a bab y and translates to "Goddess of Melody and Song." Since the release of her award-winning first album Tibetan Prayer\, her music has met with critical praise worldwide\, alternately described as "beautifully evo cative\," "mesmerizing\," "spine-tingling\," and "transcendent." Her s ongs take listeners on an emotive journey across plateaus and soaring over vistas\, with a charge and a charisma no doubt informed by her re markable life story. Born in a labor camp outside Lhasa in Chinese-oc cupied Tibet\, Yungchen began working in a carpet-weaving factory at t he age of five. Tibetan singing was one of many customs banned by the Cultural Revolution\, which began violently in Tibet in 1959. It was i n this inhospitable setting that her grandmother taught Yungchen the d evotional singing she has shared with audiences around the world. At the end of a dangerous 1\,000-mile escape across the Himalayas\, Yung chen arrived in India\, where she visited numerous Tibetan refugee cam ps and had the opportunity to meet the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people\, His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. Recognizing the a bility in Yungchen's performances\, he encouraged her to go and share with western people the richness of Tibetan culture through the beauty of her voice. Tonight Yungchen will be joined by Will Calhoun and Ja mshied Sharifi.More Info at Joe's PubFeatured ArtistsYungchen LhamoJam shied SharifiWill CalhounGenresWorldVocal Yungchen Lhamo w/ Jamshied S haSince fleeing Tibet on foot in 1989\, Yungchen Lhamo has emerged as the leading Tibetan vocalist on the world stage. From the quays of Syd ney\, Australia to the spotlight of Carnegie Hall\, her a cappella per formances have enchanted audiences in more than 70 countries since she began touring professionally in 1994. Yungchen's name was given to h er by a Tibetan lama when she was a baby and translates to "Goddess of Melody and Song." Since the release of her award-winning first album Tibetan Prayer\, her music has met with critical praise worldwide\, al ternately described as "beautifully evocative\," "mesmerizing\," "spin e-tingling\," and "transcendent." Her songs take listeners on an emoti ve journey across plateaus and soaring over vistas\, with a charge and a charisma no doubt informed by her remarkable life story. Born in a labor camp outside Lhasa in Chinese-occupied Tibet\, Yungchen began w orking in a carpet-weaving factory at the age of five. Tibetan singing was one of many customs banned by the Cultural Revolution\, which beg an violently in Tibet in 1959. It was in this inhospitable setting tha t her grandmother taught Yungchen the devotional singing she has share d with audiences around the world. At the end of a dangerous 1\,000- mile escape across the Himalayas\, Yungchen arrived in India\, where s he visited numerous Tibetan refugee camps and had the opportunity to m eet the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people\, His Holiness the Dala i Lama in Dharamsala. Recognizing the ability in Yungchen's performanc es\, he encouraged her to go and share with western people the richnes s of Tibetan culture through the beauty of her voice. Tonight Yungche n will be joined by Will Calhoun and Jamshied Sharifi.More Info at Joe 's PubFeatured ArtistsYungchen LhamoJamshied SharifiWill CalhounGenres WorldVocal\nFrom Event details @ joespub.com!: Since fleeing Tibet on foot in 1989\, Yungchen Lhamo has emerged as the leading Tibetan vocal ist on the world stage. From the quays of Sydney\, Australia to the sp otlight of Carnegie Hall\, her a cappella performances have enchanted audiences in more than 70 countries since she began touring profession ally in 1994.  Yungchen's name was given to her by a Tibetan lama when she was a baby and translates to "Goddess of Melody and Song." Since the release of her award-winning first album Tibetan Prayer\, her musi c has met with critical praise worldwide\, alternately described as "b eautifully evocative\," "mesmerizing\," "spine-tingling\," and "transc endent." Her songs take listeners on an emotive journey across plateau s and soaring over vistas\, with a charge and a charisma no doubt info rmed by her remarkable life story. Born in a labor camp outside Lhasa in Chinese-occupied Tibet\, Yungchen began working in a carpet-weavin g factory at the age of five. Tibetan singing was one of many customs banned by the Cultural Revolution\, which began violently in Tibet in 1959. It was in this inhospitable setting that her grandmother taught Yungchen the devotional singing she has shared with audiences around t he world.   At the end of a dangerous 1\,000-mile escape across the Hi malayas\, Yungchen arrived in India\, where she visited numerous Tibet an refugee camps and had the opportunity to meet the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people\, His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. Rec ognizing the ability in Yungchen's performances\, he encouraged her to go and share with western people the richness of Tibetan culture thro ugh the beauty of her voice. Tonight Yungchen will be joined by Will Calhoun and Jamshied Sharifi. LOCATION:Joe's Pub @ 425 Lafayette Street, New York, New York 10003 Un ited States SEQUENCE:1214665735 UID:E0-001-013458032-1 URL:http://eventful.com/E0-001-013458032-1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR