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Bulgarian artists perform for Haiti

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Bulgarian artists perform for Haiti

Maria Ilieva

Photo: Zhivko Angelov

Bulgarian pop artists will take part in three charity concerts in Sofia aimed at raising funds for the victims of the earthquake which devastated Haiti on January 13 2010.

The concerts are organised by the I Can Too foundation which works with children with disabilities and promotes their social integration. All three concerts will be staged at Sofia Live Club.

The first one will take place on January 28 2010 and will see a performance by pop singer Toni starting at 10.30pm. The next one is on February 8 2010 at 8pm with performances by Maria Ilieva, Krista and Boyan. It will also feature the rap-duo of Santra and Kristo and pop singers Alex Raeva and Vessela Boneva.

The third concert, on February 15 2010 at 8pm, will be reserved for the bands D2, Ostava, Baby Face Clan, Nasekomix among others.

Donations can be sent to I Can Too foundation's bank account

I Can Too foundation
Eurobank EFG Bulgaria
IBAN: BG58BPBI79421080910103
BIC: BPBIBGSF

Funds will go to the Haiti Aid Network organisation.

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