WORLD HUNGER YEAR AND RECORDING ARTIST EMIKO BRING AWARENESS THROUGH THE ARTS

World Hunger Year (WHY) was founded in 1975 by folk singer Harry Chapin, a social activist who was as well known for his humanitarian efforts as for his guitar ballads, and Bill Ayres, legendary radio D.J at New York’s 95.5 WPLJ. Emiko, a member of the Artists Against Hunger and Poverty (AAHP) initiative is one of a number of artists who donates a portion of their concert proceeds to WHY.

[ClickPress, Thu May 17 2007] Award winning recording artist EMIKO celebrated the release of her first concert DVD sharing the spotlight with World Hunger Year, an international organization dedicated to relieving hunger and poverty.

World Hunger Year (WHY) was founded in 1975 by folk singer Harry Chapin, a social activist who was as well known for his humanitarian efforts as for his guitar ballads, and Bill Ayres, legendary radio D.J at New York’s 95.5 WPLJ. Emiko, a member of the Artists Against Hunger and Poverty (AAHP) initiative is one of a number of artists who donates a portion of their concert proceeds to WHY.

The DVD was taped as an original broadcast for new cable TV network YMC (Your Music Channel), as part of their City Sessions” program. The series spotlights emerging artists in concert and interview. This program has been described as having an MTV Unplugged-meets-VH1 Storytellers feel. The Dallas, Texas based YMC has chosen EMIKO to be the featured artist for “City Sessions: New York City.” The DVD is available for purchase at www.ymctv.com and www.emikomusic.com, with a percentage of proceeds going to WHY.

Other artists participating in the AAHP initiative include Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Melissa Etheridge and Wyclef Jean.

For more information contact ISL Public Relations at 917-338-6199 or sam@islpr.com.

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Pictured above (left to right): Bill Ayres, co-founder and Executive Director of WHY, EMIKO, and Charlie Sanders, Chairman of the Board of Directors, WHY. (photo credit: David Velez)

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