Out LOOK Tibet

Friday, Jul 30th

Last update:03:36:54 PM GMT

Headlines:

China paid for Chris Carter's Tibet trip - Stuff.co.nz

China starts laying $2 bln power line to Tibet - Reuters Africa

A year on, BRO bridge collapses - Indian Express

Stealing monsoon and other damming stories - Hindustan Times

Gere chooses Dharamsala, Ladakh for his movie - Hindustan Times

China spends millions preserving Tibetan heritage sites - Xinhua

China presses Nepal to curb pro-Tibet activities - Hindustan Times

Chinese now prefer Tibetan weddings - Times of India

Report Faults China in Tibet Unrest - New York Times

Dalai Lama will see resolution to 'Tibet problem' in lifetime, says exiles - The Guardian

Music

Alan Dawa Dolma: Tibet's 'heavenly' pop singer spreads her wings

Thursday, 22 July 2010 17:36 CNN/Robert Michael Poole

Tibetan singer Alan Dawa Dolma will fulfill a dream when she steps onto the stage on July 23 at Shibuya Bunkamura Orchard Hall. Having studied the traditional erhu (a traditional Chinese two-stringed violin) at both the Sichuan Conservatory of Music and the Art Academy in Beijing, the fast-rising singer will this time be backed with a symphonic band as she shows off her distinctive Tibetan wail amongst her repertoire of J-Pop, ballads and traditional songs.

Musical Stars to Perform at Concert For Tibetan Culture in New York

Wednesday, 24 February 2010 17:21 YC. Dhardhowa

Dharamshala: Tibet House US will once again bring together an amazing, original line-up of contemporary artists during its 20th Annual Benefit Concert to promote Tibetan culture at Carnegie Hall on Friday, 26 February.

Tibetan singer Tashi Dondrup arrested over 'subversive' CD

Friday, 04 December 2009 23:34 Times Online

Chinese authorities have arrested a popular young Tibetan singer in eastern Tibet, accusing him of composing subversive songs, Times Online reported today.

Taiwanese Rock-star expresses "great sadness" over death of 4 Tibetans: Exclusive

Friday, 20 November 2009 11:50 The Tibet Post International

Taipei: Mr Freddy Lim is a Taiwanese rock star from Chthonic, a Taiwanese black metal band that received the award for “Best International Artist” at the Tibetan Music Awards on 10 October in Dharamshala, India. Chthonic expressed their political views at the Free Tibet concert held in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei on 11 July of this year, commemorating the 1959 uprising in Tibet.

Tibet to Tokyo: alan takes flight

Thursday, 19 November 2009 17:45 ROBERT MICHAEL POOLE Special to The Japan Times

"First of all, I am a Tibetan, 100 percent," says singer Alan Dawa Zhuoma (Dolma), more commonly known by her stage name alan. "I'll never forget the many Chinese teachers and friends who gave me knowledge and encouraged me while I studied in Chengdu and Beijing, but wherever I go, I am Tibetan and I always remember it."