GANGTOK, 09 Jan: A total of 42 bands from East and North Sikkim turned out at the auditions of the ‘Red Ribbon Super Band Contest’ being held on 08 and 09 January here at Café Live & Loud. The event is being jointly organized by HOPE Foundation, RUN, SNP+, Serenity Home and Bethzatha under the aegis of Sikkim State AIDS Control Society [SSACS].
The audition had just two bands from North Sikkim while the rest were from East Sikkim. Likewise, 16 bands participated in the auditions held for South and West Sikkim on 05 January at Namchi.
The audition had a four-member panel of judges comprising of Donald Lepcha, Albert Gurung, Diwas Rai and Surja Solomon Rai. The list of bands selected for the quarter final round are as follows: Lazy Fingers, Damage Era, Eye Still, Juke Box, Wonder call, Don’t Mind, Funky Rain, Nightmares, Road House Invasion, Cacophony Caddy, Insynergee, Lightning Volt, Fluid Dream Escape, Death Squad, Fuzzy Logic, Demi Gods, Sardonics, Gravity, Neestar, Eldorado, and Nayan. The quarter final round will be held in Gangtok tentatively on 21January.
Speaking to NOW! SSACS Deputy Director [IEC], Raj Sharma, informed that Red Ribbon Super Band Contest is part of the SSACS’s RED FEST. He further informed that the RED FEST has three parts, in the first part of the RED FEST intervention, ‘Positive Intervention’ was conducted during the month of December involving school students. The second part is the ‘Red Five Open Football Tournament’ and third part is the Red Ribbon Super Band Contest.
Mr Sharma stated that the RED FEST has mainly targeted the youth to spread awareness on HIV & AIDS and the effects of substance abuse. He further added that this intervention is trying to spread the correct message on HIV/AIDS to clear the misinformation and misconception and also to eradicate the stigma and discrimination associated with the disease in the society. He also added that these programmes also try to encourage people to volunteer for blood donations.
“Many people know about HIV/AIDS, so now we are mainly looking at attitudinal and behavioral changes towards HIV/AIDS and at the same time encourage people to stay safe,” said Mr Sharma.
"Fluid Dream Escape" now how is that for a name...
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