The Charity Music Album of Siva for Kids Foundation is released only 2 months ago and we are getting responds from a lot of international artists, who shows interest and motivation to support the project in the future. One of the first international artists is Russ Hurley, the English music producer, who¬†will give his support to the next project¬†MUSIC4KIDS VOL.2. Everybody will remember the dance hit of the year 2001 “Sunstorm”, remix of the famous “Song for Guy” of Elton John.
During the last years Russ Hurley produced trance and house music for different artists, collaborating with the To.Co. International (http://www.toco-international.com) and with other known artists and record labels.

He says:”I¬†run my own record label, as well as being a signed artist (featured on MTV). I have worked with several major names, including Robert Palmer, Pet Shop Boys, and my own act which scored a top 40 hit, Hurley and Todd (which was produced with Sir Elton John)”.

His passion for Asian countries brought him enthousiasm about our first project and he expresses his solidarity giving us some tracks for the next project: “I appreciate a lot the work that these artists and producers have done for Music4Kids. All the volunteers of Siva4Kids are strongly motivated and I want to give my support bringing my passion for music and sharing my experience with them“.

We are honoured that Russ wants to join S4K and we consider his action as a proof of charity that will help us to achieve the next music project. We are also taking this opportunity to inform all the interests artists that there are only place for 20 unique artists on the 2nd edition of MUSIC4KIDS which will be launched in the new year of 2007.

MUSIC4KIDS CD Launch Party was as planned celebrated on the 17th June 2006 at the Beach side Asian Restaurant called Mazalabreeze, (Scheveningen) The Hague, Holland. It was an amazing afternoon with a lot of reasons for satisfaction, joy and laughter. It was an afternoon, which remarked not only the successful projects of SIVA4KIDS.org but a celebration of combining music for charity sametime introducing upcoming new young artists to those who stands for development in thirdworld countries. After 1 year work the goal was achieved and the Party opened with a small speech of CEO and founder U.K. Sivanathan, who presented a small video clips of the projects regarding children and achievements which SIVA4KIDS.org were able to make within 1.5 years.

After a small flashback through the video presentation of the projects of SIVA4KIDS.org all the attention was given to the CD LAUNCH ceremony, which started with a presentation of all the artists and their biographies. Thereafter the word was given to the special guest of the afternoon, the Sri Lankan Ambassador, madam J. Dean, who came specially to honor the outstanding work of the young artists for MUSIC4KIDS Album and their noble cause in cooperation with SIVA4KIDS.org.

The Sri Lankan Ambassador also took the opportunity to thank all the volunteers,¬†the supporters and Siva for Kids Foundation for the successful projects in the worst tsunami affected area in Sri Lanka, which contributed to help 722¬†children of Sri Lanka for a better future. She also added that she was proud of seeing that young people from different cultures and nationalities are joining to make a big different on the world of tomorrow. After the official speech, the Sri Lankan ambassador gave the first albums to the artists who were present on the afternoon.The artists took the opportunity to thank Siva for Kids Foundation to provide them the chance to show their talent on a meaningful project and they will be always ready for any call of SIVA4KIDS.org for a next edition of MUSIC4KIDS Album in the future. Hereafter the guests who were there bought the first samples of the music4kids album to support the kids in third world countries. (You can also view here on the picture¬†2 of the mega stars and well known in the international music industry, Thomas (right) and Nav (left) from the boy band BOMBAY ROCKERS who also contributed with a single called “Bring your girlfriend” for this unique project. Other artist and known personalities who have already supported the goal and mission of Siva for Kids Foundation are: ¬†Padma Shri Hariharan, a very respected personality¬†of Indian classical music and¬† play back singer of Indian films industry and Martin Joergensen, who is a¬†professional (Fiorentina) football personality¬†of Denmark.)

 

Hereafter the party went on till 23.00hours as scheduled. You can view some of the party snapshots here and some of the supporters who already bought this unique music for kids album.

The long awaited music album MUSIC4KIDS of SIVA4KIDS Foundation has finally found the daylight. You all may know by now that this unique project which was made possible by upcoming and successful artists from different nationalities made it not only unique but a revolutionary way of listening to music and same time contributing to help children in third world countries.

Project MUSIC4KIDS begon last year July when the board members of SIVA4KIDS.org come across some young and motivated music producers during the yearly MILAN 2005 at Zuiderpark in The Hague. After almost a year the project MUSIC4KIDS is now completed with rich in experience and positive influences. The official release date of the most unique music album is on the 17th of June 2006.

Announcement: The first 500 orders by donating 10 euro mentioning “Music4Kids” on Giro 2913196 Den Haag will also get a free SIVA4KIDS.org key holder as the first 500 MUSIC4KIDS Album owners (This special arrangement is only for supporters from The Netherlands due to the transport cost).

Hereunder you can view our press release in Dutch:

Over  Stichting  SIVA for KIDS
Stichting Siva for Kids is een politiek en religieus onafhankelijke organisatie die zowel voorziet in noodhulp als in ontwikkelingshulp op lange termijn door middel van samenwerking met lokale bewoners, overheidsinstellingen en internationale organisaties. Het doel van Siva for Kids is het bieden van actieve hulp aan kinderen zonder onderscheid te maken naar ras, godsdienst, politiek, cultuur of geslacht. Daartoe ontwikkelen en verwezenlijken de organisaties projecten om de levensomstandigheden van kinderen in hun eigen omgeving (met inbegrip van families en gemeenschappen) te verbeteren. Het Verdrag voor de Rechten van het Kind vormt het conceptuele kader voor de activiteiten van Siva for Kids.
Stichting Siva for Kids streeft ernaar om positieve veranderingen te brengen in het leven van kinderen door hen en hun omgeving te helpen en te stimuleren met activiteiten en projecten.

Anderhalf jaar geleden is de stichting “SIVA4KIDS.org” opgericht en gestart met verschillende inmiddels zeer succesvolle projecten voor kansarme kinderen. Met uw hulp, donaties en vrijwillige inzet heeft “SIVA4KIDS.org” bijvoorbeeld de wederopbouw van een school voor 722 kinderen mogelijk gemaakt die in 2004 ernstig door de natuurramp Tsunami getroffen werd.

MUSIC for KIDS
Nu bundelen wij opnieuw onze krachten door een project te organiseren met als doel 25 straatkinderen in India een betere toekomst te bieden. Deze kinderen worden 2 jaar lang begeleid, tevens krijgen ze verschillende opleidingen aangeboden, zodat ze na deze periode van 2 jaar zelfstandig in hun levensonderhoud zullen kunnen voorzien.

Om dit alles mogelijk te maken hebben een aantal internationale artiesten hun muzikale talenten verzameld in de vorm van een geweldig album met 20 tracks vol passie. De stichting garandeert u dat de volledige ombrengst van dit initiatief gebruikt zal worden om onze projecten (zoals hierboven nader genoemd) te ondersteunen.

BOMBAY ROCKERS
Een van de bekende internationale artiesten zijn de jongens uit Bombay Rockers, Denemarken, die ook hebben dit MUSIC for KIDS Album gesteund door een van hun lied te doneren is een van vele plus punten van dit album dus voor meer informatie over MUSIC for KIDS Album en afgeronde projecten van Stichting SIVA for KIDS bent u natuurlijk van harte welkom op onze websites: www.siva4kids.org

As you already have read about the SIVA4KIDS.org’s unique project M4K, where International Asian Western Artists collaborate & stand together for the children of the third world countries. For this unique project we are very¬†delightful to announce that the official sponsor of the project MUSIC4KIDS¬†2006 is¬†Lebara-Mobile.¬†Lebara is one of most exciting companies in telecoms,¬†their dynamism and approach to the market has helped position¬†Lebara as one of Europe‚Äôs leading providers of telecom products.

Their products are available in over 17 countries and are continually supported and improved across their distribution network. By working closely with their global clients Lebara have extended the penetration and quality of voice communication. Products of Lebara include:Pre-paid calling cards, Carrier selection, Call Shops, VOIP Wholesale. Lebara are continually developing value-added services and exploring new market opportunities to expand our global reach.

Lebara’s dedication to providing superior and innovative solutions firmly positions Lebara as a world-class provider in the telecommunications market. For more information about the official sponsor of Lebara please log on to their website at www.lebara.com.

The artists who are contributing and collaborating on MUSIC4KIDS are from different countries in Europe, where most of them have roots in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Suriname. Their goal is clear which is to help children of third world countries through their music. We appreciate their contribution on this unique project which will make all of our supporters dance while listening to this unique compilation of music and the same time give them opportunity to be a part of project MUSIC4KIDS. Music is a universal power and we hope that this power will be a great source to empower the future of children in third world countries. Hereunder you will read the profile of some of the artists of MUSIC4KIDS:

AGNIPUTRA Malaysia | India
Agniputra have been redefining the tamil hiphop scene since early 2001. Big Ben, upon realising the potential of the tamil scene had recruited an aspiring emcee named Plato to share his vision and co-lead Agniputra. In Dec 2004, Wicked-Mindz Records, owned by Big Ben released a 6 track EP aptly titled ‘Mudhal Muyarchi’ (which literally means ‘The First Attempt’) on the internet to promote their effort and to gather feedback. As a result, Agniputra was hailed as the Illest Tamil Emcees around the globe. Now, Agniputra is ready to rock the Malaysian audience and International audience with their debut album ‘Avataram’. All the way from Malaysia they show their support and contribution through unique single for the project MUSIC4KIDS. Agniputra has following members such as BiG Ben @ The Premier Plato @ The First Disicplem, D3V @ The Lyrical Prince, B-Raz @ The Last Souljah, DraGo @ The Fire-Breather.
Agniputra.tk.

ASHES BABOE Holland | Suriname
Born frozen in a Surinam Hospital sometime in the early eighties, Ashes and his mother moved to the Netherlands after her husband was murdered in the brutal 1982 “December Murders” . Growing up in a suburban, seemingly “decent” city that has a lotta shit creepin’ beneath the surface, Ashes got to feel a lot of different levels of life.

Connectin’ with HipHop from backspinnin’ on cardboard boxes, and digging for dusty records, his love for the music finally got itself a voice. With tracks ranging from daily struggles to today’s politics, Ashes touches souls with his heartfelt words backed up by gritty drums and hacked up samples. So Keep Ya Eyes Open.
Ashes Baboe.

BS ONE Holland | Suriname
A two-man formation Pro-X and Reshmay working on R&B/HipHip productions. They met each other in a music studio while recording a song. BS-One exists for four years now and they already wrote a lot of songs with big “hit-potentials”. Meanwhile they have given a whole lof of succesfull performances in the Netherlands as well as in foreign countries.

CERIEL  Holland

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DJ INSANE  Holland | Suriname

DJ NASH  Holland | Suriname
A young talent who experiments with asian underground sound, club & hardstyle. Awinash Also Know as DJ NASH is 19 years old and lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, where Nash and his mother moved to the Netherlands in 1994. He always loved a original tracks that has been remix-ed, for example from R&B to House.

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DJ QMAR  Denmark | Sri Lanka

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EAGLE-i  Holland | Pakistan

 FUSING NAKED BEATS  United Kingdom | Pakistan

DJ Asif expresses a whole variety of different types of musical styles. Influenced from an early age by traditional Asian music and its rhythms to learning the guitar and playing in a punk band and then moving on to experiment with hip-hop and electronic music. Asif crafted his sound with exploring his eastern culture with that of the West.

The multicultural factor helped create limitless musical possibilities that could be produced from other cultures in his productions to create new exciting sounds. Urbanised from the Asian Underground scene, DJ Asif is the latest spin-master and producer to join the ranks of the universal dance world. Together with his project Fusing Naked Beats, Asif blends Arabic rhythms and Eastern vibes with his background in hip hop and deep beats transporting his sound all over Europe from deck to deck.
Fusingnakedbeats.co.uk

 

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KAY SHAW  Holland | Suriname

He’s a music producer that create some wicked beat’s like asian underground, tribal, hard/jumpstyle and latin house. Kishan better as ”KAYSHAW” is 19 years old and born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. When he got his first PC he downloaded Napster(¬± 6 years ago). Since that time he discovered the world of re-mixes.

He thought it was also possible for him to remake his own remix and own style. The producer is alive. The most inspiration he’s getting from different producers but mostly from ”Dj Insane”. With his cousins DJ Nash & Nitozzz, he enjoy exploring the wonderful world of remix and music.
kayshaw.com

  

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 NITOZZZ  Holland | Suriname

Nitozzz is 20 and lives in Woerden, the Netherlands. The dj/producer who’s a true dedicator to music with heart and soul. At the age of 12 he already loved to explore music by playing guitar, drums & keyboard, but also creating mixes with his turntable & cd player. But he wanted more. He wanted to produce/remix music which has a unique style. So he learned the magic of hard/software and combinated it with his mind to create his own style.

Nitozzz likes to experiment with al sort of sounds like hardcore, electro/house, jumpstyle, asian underground and a lot more! He worked on various remixes and own tracks for several projects from DJ Insane. Producing music for the M4K album was such a special thing for him which he couldn’t stay away for anything in this world. He was very excited by hearing of the opportunity to help. Experimenting and producing with all sorts of sounds is something that Nitozzz never give up on and so will his journey continues.
Nitozzz.com

Poovarasan.com

SURESH DA WUN  Holland | Sri Lanka
Suresh Da Wun is Born in Jaffna (Nelliyadi), Sri Lanka. On his 6 years age, he went to India coz of the political situation in Jaffna, after 6 years he came back to Sri Lanka where he lived in Vavuniya for 6 years. He was known as a music-maker, dancer and a good announcer in Sri Lanka.

Thereafter he came to Netherland. Here in “Holland” he got the best possibilities to develope his musical talent to a top place as dj & as a GREAT TAMIL RAPPER. He raps in his mother language TAMIl & also in ENGLISH. He is only 4 years in Holland where he has grown big as an Sri Lankan Tamil Rap-artist in a short period of time.

Nowadays, he has many of stage performances done and still the legend continues. Really as a Sri lankan, as a Tamilan he proved that he can make on his Own talent in Holland through his inspiration from tamil rap songs and the one and only Tupac.
Sureshtheone.com