2014 Hiroshima to Headline Benefit Concert with Special Guest Artists Terry Steele, Yvette Nii and Shoji Kameda at Oakland's Paramount Theatre NEW

The popular two-time Grammy-nominated Hiroshima will headline two benefit concerts for Northern California Asian American, Pacific Islander organizations this fall on Saturday, September 27, in Oakland.

Hiroshima celebrates 35 years in the industry and continues to top the charts with tracks from its current J-Town Beat (2013) CD. The group led by co-founders Dan Kuramoto, saxophone, flute and shakuhachi; and June Kuramoto, koto; includes members Kimo Cornwell, keyboards; Danny Yamamoto, drums; and Dean Cortez, bass.

Special guest vocalists Terry Steele and Yvette Nii and Shoji Kameda on taiko will join Hiroshima. All three artists were part of the Legacy (2010) CD that garnered Hiroshima a Grammy-nomination.

The special program will feature vocal favorites from Hiroshima's 35 years in the industry, something that has not been done in more than a decade. Songs will be selected from their first album Hiroshima through their current J-Town Beat CD. Selections include"Roomful of Mirrors" (Legacy 2010, Hiroshima,1979) "Long Time Love" and "Never Ever" (Hiroshima,1979) and Steele's signature piece "The Door is Open", (Black and White,1999) and others.

Dan Kuramoto stated, "Hiroshima is about the community, that is a major reason why we started the band.  We are honored to have been asked to be a part of these benefit concerts for these two organizations that are so important to the Asian American-Pacific Islander communities.  We were asked to create a very special program that would bring the community together to celebrate the great work these organizations provide for our community.  We encourage everyone to come join us and support the work being done in northern California."

And on Saturday, September 27, Shoji Kameda, taiko joins Hiroshima as they celebrate the 40th Gala for the Asian Health Services.  The Asian Health Services is a community health center that offers primary health care services and a dental clinic. They serve over 24,000 patients and over 105,000 patient visits annually. The staff is fluent in English and eleven Asian languages: Cantonese, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, Khmer (Cambodian), Mien, Mongolian, Tagalog, Lao and Burmese. Their mission is to serve and advocate for the medically underserved, including the immigrant and refugee Asian community, and to assure equal access to health care services regardless of income, insurance status, language, or culture.  For more information visit www.asianhealthservices.org

Saturday, September 27, 2014, 6 pm Reception, 7:30 pm HIROSHIMA in Concert
Asian Health Services at 40 Gala BenefitSpecial Guest Artists, vocalists Terry Steele and Yvette Nii and Shoji Kameda, taiko

A special program featuring Hiroshima vocal favorites!

Paramount Theatre in Oakland

2025 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

INFORMATION:  http://www.asianhealthservices.org/

TICKETS:  http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004D1C008A99CD