New York concerts to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims

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NEW YORK (AFP) — New Orleans music makers will join forces with stars such as Elton John, Tom Waits and Lenny Kravitz in two concerts to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The shows -- dubbed "From the Big Apple to the Big Easy" -- will feature Fats Domino, the Neville Brothers, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Buckwheat Zydeco, Allen Toussaint, Kermit Ruffins, and the Rebirth Brass Band, joined at Madison Square Garden by Elton John, Bette Midler, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews, Kravitz, and Simon and Garfunkel.

Simultaneously Radio City Music Hall will welcome the Mardi Gras Indians, Ray Lamontagne, Joss Stone, John Mayer and Tom Waits.

The concerts are to raise money for long-term rebuilding of New Orleans and the US Gulf coast.

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