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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 9, 1993                   TAG: 9304090302
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV10   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short


SAFFRON MOON PERFORMS APRIL 15

Saffron Moon, a rock band inspired by Eastern chants and Western rhythm and blues, will perform Thursday at 8 p.m. in 100 McBryde on the Virginia Tech campus. The international group is led by New Zealand singer Jyosna La Trobe.

Its music is a blend of rock, country, folk, jazz, Latin, classical and Eastern. The group played at the Earth Summit in Brazil last summer.

Admission is $3 for students and $5 for the public. Tickets may be purchased at the door at 7:15 p.m. the night of the performance.

For more information, call 953-2779 or 552-6331.



by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB