Aussie drummer Ben Walsh to perform for street children

Australian percussion artist Ben Walsh, currently on a five-city tour of India, is set to perform exclusively for street children and later engage them in a master class here.
Walsh, known for his trademark high energy drumming style brings with him a brand new show "Loop Zero" blending live music with multimedia installation that he will be performing for over 100 street children at the Salaam Baalak Trust here on June 28.
The event is part of the SoundSchool a series of global Australian music events and initiatives aimed at raising money to purchase musical instruments, teaching aids and tuition for underprivileged children.

"Ben is going to perform at one of our shelters provided by the DMRC. It is basically a one-room shelter where children jam together with various instruments. A group of 15-20 kids come and play the musical instruments and they have formed a band too performing small jigs here and there," says Tanya Alag of the Salaam Balak Trust.
Last year four of Australia's famous rock bands - Jinja Safari, Sheppard, The Aston Schuffle and Big Scary had played at the orphanage.
"It is a great feeling for the kids who get to spend time with famous musicians and get to learn from them as well. Last time when the bands from Australia came over we had a good audience and this time the kids are enthusiastically looking forward to the event," says Tanya.

The SoundSchool at Salaam Balak Trust, started in November 2010, is an initiative which seeks to give the children an opportunity to learn, explore, and enhance their musical talent and capabilities.