Mana is recipient of 10th Annual LBE Music Awards esteemed - LBE Green Award" presented by Sierra Club. Presentation will take place
at the 10th Annual LBE Music Awards – Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at the Vault 350, Long Beach, CA
(PRWEB) November 22, 2004 -- It is completely apropos that Mana is the recipient of the LBE Green Award presented by Sierra Club; their longtime champion of the environment through their Fundacion Selva Negra, (Selva Negra Foundation) their appointment as goodwill ambassadors at the United Nations and Manas generous donations of a dollar from every ticket sold on their last U.S. tour to Selva Negra, raising over $185,633 are among their significant contributions to making a difference in our environment. The LBE Green Award will be dedicated to Mana by a group of young Latino environmentalists from Sierra Club during the 10th Annual LBE Music Awards Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at the Vault 350 (www.vault350.com) in Long Beach.
Manas dedication to their Selva Negra Foundation is frequently communicated in their press interviews such as quoted recently in Rolling Stone; Weve tried to follow in the footsteps of the guys who have inspired us, like John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, Sting and Bono," says Gonzalez. Not only musically, but the way theyve tackled worldwide issues. And we wanted to do something like that for Mexico and Latin America. We want to educate and inspire people and make them aware of whats going on."
Further, Mana has just released an impacting DVD Acceso Total—Giro Mundial, that encompasses a year plus of touring, global travel and outreach into the communities that are the heart and soul of their fan base. Included in the DVD is their connection to the United Nations, the Fundacion Selva Negra, tour locations in Europe, South America and the U.S. as well as glimpses into their personal relationships with Bono, Santana and Salma Hayek along with their shared point of views.
LBE supports the members of Mana who have pioneered and lead our Latin Alternative fans for environmental activism in saving the Earths environment. Mana, a band that is platinum, award-winning have led the cause since 1995 when at the urging of lead singer Fernando Fher" Olvera founded the Fundacion Selva Negra. Olvera, drummer Alex Gonzalez, guitarist Sergio Vallin and bassist Juan have continued success and made a huge difference. Among their Foundations projects are; planting trees in Latin American countries that have suffered deforestation, championing of an education project, funding and supervising harvesting camps for endangered turtles, lobbying governments to protect other imperiled species and providing financial support for communities that have suffered natural disasters. Mana – which closely translated means good energy" in Polynesian - is certainly spreading it.
About Sierra Club:
Explore, enjoy and protect the planet. The Sierra Clubs members are more than 700,000 of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Sierra Club is Americas oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
About 10th Annual 2004 LBE Music Awards:
November 24th billed as the Latin Rock Concert of the year is the date to save for the 10th Annual LBE Music Awards. The awards will be held at one of the finest venues on the West Coast; the Vault 350, Long Beach. This years LBE Music Awards will follow tradition of being a concert driven show with featured live performances from; El Gran Silencio, Ojos De Brujo, Andrea Echeverri, Ely Guerra & NIÑO ASTRONAUTA. In its 10th year, with sixteen (16) categories, the LBE Music Awards reigns as only music awards in the world, exclusively dedicated to Latin Alternative Music. The annual LBE Music Awards were created in 1994 to celebrate and recognize the achievements and talent of these often underground and non-commercial artists who are taking this exciting musical genre to the forefront of the international music scene. LBE has steadfastly launched, showcased, paid homage to and fueled the careers of the many talented Latin Alternative Artists in the world. Co-Publisher, Emilio Morales; We created the LBE Music Awards to pay homage, respect and honor to the many talented musicians, writers and producers in this vibrant, fast growing musical category. ‘Latin Alternative in the LBE Music Awards is demonstrative of the pure definition of the word – the alternative to all mainstream music in the Latin Genre."
For more information about the 10th Annual LBE Music Awards and the Concert please visit: http://www.lbevivo.com
Proudly, the 10th Annual LBE Music Awards are sponsored in part by:
DIRECTV – http://www.directv.com/paratodos
Gibson – http://www.gibson.com
Honda – http://www.hondacars.com/espanol
KCRW – http://www.kcrw.com
LATV – http://www.latv.com
Sam Ash Music – http://www.samashmusic.com
Sierra Club – http://www.sierraclub.org
Tequila El Jimador – http://www.herradura.com
Tower Records – http://www.tower.com
Media Contacts:
Louise Smith/SMSI - Tel. 323 467 8844
lsmith@musicevents.com
Maria Madrigal/LBE - Tel. 626 337 8800 ext. 300
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