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'JEAN MICHEL JARRE: WATER FOR LIFE' WEB-SITE

NOVEMBER 27TH: Jean Michel Jarre's Management confirmed to JARRE UK, that the Moroccan Production Company behind Jean Michel Jarre's 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert, in the Sahara Desert, Merzouga, Morocco on December 16th 2006, launched the Official Jean Michel Jarre 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert Web-Site (www.concert-merzouga.com) yesterday morning.

The Official 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert Web-Site is only available in the French language, but reveals that Jean Michel Jarre's 2 Hour Concert will start at 21:00 (9:00pm) (Local Time) on December 16th 2006, and reveals the Moroccan Musicians and Performers that will be joining him on stage.

For further information on Jean Michel Jarre's 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert, near Merzouga, Morocco on December 16th 2006, please visit either Jean Michel Jarre's Official Web-Site (www.jeanmicheljarre.com) or the Official 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert Web-Site (http://www.concert-merzouga.com).

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Aero Productions For This Information.

NOVEMBER 27TH: Francis Rimbert's Management (www.czenprod.com) have confirmed to JARRE UK today, that Francis Rimbert has been invited to perform two 30 Minutes Showcases inside the Cultura Music Store in Franconville, near Paris, to promote the distribution of his 'DOUBLE FACE' Album in Cultura Music Stores, from 16:30-17:00 (4:30pm-5:00pm) (Local Time) on Saturday 2nd December 2006 and Sunday 3rd December 2006.

Francis Rimbert's Management have confirmed that Francis Rimbert will perform 5 Tracks at each 30 Minutes Showcase: 'MECANIQUE DU TEMPS', 'WOODOO', 'WOMEN'S LAND', 'DEVIL SOUL' & 'ELFE'S RACE', after which Francis Rimbert will hold Signing Sessions inside the Cultura Music Store.

Francis Rimbert's Management have also confirmed that Francis Rimbert is planning a series of 90 Minute Concerts as part of a European Tour in the Spring of 2007. Francis Rimbert is hoping to perform these Concerts in France, The Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

For further information on Francis Rimbert, please visit Francis Rimbert's Official Web-Site (www.francisrimbert.com) or visit the NEW C.ZEN PROD (Francis Rimbert's Management) Official Web-Site (www.czenprod.com).

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank C.ZEN PROD (www.czenprod.com) For This Information.

NOVEMBER 27TH: Francis Rimbert's Management (www.czenprod.com) have confirmed to JARRE UK today, that Francis Rimbert has been invited to perform a 30 Minutes Showcase at the Official Opening of Roland CE's NEW Roland Planet Store inside the All Music Arnold Store in Le Havre, France from 18:30-19:00 (6:30pm-7pm) (Local Time) on December 1st 2006.

Francis Rimbert's Management have confirmed that Francis Rimbert will perform 5 Tracks: 'MECANIQUE DU TEMPS', 'WOODOO', 'WOMEN'S LAND', 'DEVIL SOUL' and an EXCLUSIVE Surprise Track...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

For further information on Francis Rimbert, please visit Francis Rimbert's Official Web-Site (www.francisrimbert.com) or visit the NEW C.ZEN PROD (Francis Rimbert's Management) Official Web-Site (www.czenprod.com).

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank C.ZEN PROD (www.czenprod.com) For This Information.

NOVEMBER 24TH: Atlas Voyages (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma), as promised, announced details of their Special Travel Package Deal for Jean Michel Jarre's 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert, near Merzouga, Morocco on December 16th 2006, on their Official Web-Site (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma) yesterday.

As Atlas Voyages' Official Web-Site is only in the French language, JARRE UK contacted Fatima Zouhra at Atlas Voyages, to ask for the details of the Special Travel Package Deal in English, details of which are as follows:-

'JEAN MICHEL JARRE: WATER FOR LIFE' CONCERT - TRAVEL PACKAGE

December 16th 2006 - December 17th 2006 (2 Days/1 Night).

ROYAL AIR MAROC FLIGHTS

Casablanca to Errachidia - December 16th 2006 (11:10am-12:10pm).
Errachidia to Casablanca - December 17th 2006 (12:30pm-1:10pm).

ACCOMODATION & TRANSPORTATION

1 Night Half-Board in a 4-Star Hotel in Erfoud. Choose from Hotel Belere, Hotel Salam & Hotel El Ati.
Bus/Coach from Errachidia to Erfoud & Erfoud to Errachidia.
Land Rover from Erfoud to Merzouga & Merzouga to Erfoud.
Jean Michel Jarre 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert (Free Entrance).
Assistance Atlas Voyages.

PRICES

Price per person in a Double Room - 2350 Dirhams/235 Euros (about £159).
Single Room supplement - 200 Dirhams/20 Euros (about £13.50).
Fees - 50 Dirhams/5 Euros (about £3.40)

Fatima Zouhra also confirmed that Atlas Voyages can also offer an extra night in Casablanca on December 15th 2006, full details of which can be obtained at the time of booking. Reservations can be booked by calling Atlas Voyages on +212 22 46 01 07 or +212 22 44 10 10, via Atlas Voyages' Official Web-Site (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma), or by sending an E-Mail to callcenter.bo2@atlasvoyages.co.ma or callcenter@atlasvoyages.co.ma.

Payments can be made by Bank Transfer using the following details:-

Account Number: 013780 01291 001381 001 08 48
Swift Code: BMCIMAMCXXX
Bank Name: BMCI, Agence Place 16 Novembre, Casablanca, Morocco.

For further information on Atlas Voyages' Travel Package, please contact Fatima Zouhra at Atlas Voyages by Phone on +212 22 44 10 10, by Fax on +212 22 30 35 08, by sending an E-Mail to callcenter@atlasvoyages.co.ma, or by visiting Atlas Voyages' Official Web-Site (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma).

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Fatima Zouhra (Atlas Voyages) (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma) For This Information.

NOVEMBER 21ST: Jean Michel Jarre's Management confirmed to JARRE UK today, that the Special Travel Package Deals for Jean Michel Jarre's forthcoming 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert in the Sahara Desert, Merzouga, Morocco on December 16th 2006, will be provided by the Moroccan Travel Company Atlas Voyages (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma), in association with the Moroccan National Airline Royal Air Maroc (www.royalairmaroc.com).

Atlas Voyages (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma) have confirmed to JARRE UK today, that their Special Travel Package Deals for Jean Michel Jarre's 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert, will include flights with Royal Air Maroc from Europe to Casablanca, and all accomodation and transportation between Casablanca and Merzouga. A Special Travel Package Deal will also be available, without flights from Europe to Casablanca, which will include all accomodation and transportation between Casablanca and Merzouga only. All of these Special Travel Package Deals will be available on their Official Web-Site (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma) from November 23rd 2006.

For further information on Atlas Voyages' Special Travel Package Deals, please contact Atlas Voyages by Phone on +212 22 44 10 10, by Fax on +212 22 30 35 08 or visit their Official Web-Site (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma).

Jean Michel Jarre's Management have also confirmed that Jean Michel Jarre's Official Web-Site (www.jeanmicheljarre.com) has been updated today, with yesterday's UNESCO Press Release, contact details for Atlas Voyages, and a first-draft of the Official 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert Poster.

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Aero Productions & Atlas Voyages (www.atlasvoyages.co.ma) For This Information.

NOVEMBER 20TH: Jean Michel Jarre's Management confirmed to JARRE UK today, that Jean Michel Jarre will hold a Private Press Conference at UNESCO's Headquarters in Paris, France at around 11:00am on November 23rd 2006, to present his forthcoming 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert, to take place in the Sahara Desert, Merzouga, Morocco on December 16th 2006.

UNESCO (www.unesco.org) have also released an Official Press Release this afternoon, ahead of the Private Press Conference, which provides some basic information about Jean Michel Jarre's forthcoming 'WATER FOR LIFE' Concert. The Complete Official Press Release is as follows:-

"'Water for Life' is the theme UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean Michel Jarre has chosen for an exceptional concert among the sand dunes of the Moroccan Sahara on 16 December. The concert will also be one of the highlights marking the end of the United Nations International Year of Deserts and Desertification and part of the UN Water for Life Decade (2005-2015). Using his hallmark state-of-the-art visual and sound technology, the French composer/musician will stress the importance of protecting and properly managing the planet’s limited freshwater resources and halting the advance of desertification.

“We want this concert to be a wake up call. We want to make people more aware of just how precious water is and the critical need to look after what we have,” said Jarre. “If everybody understood just how little water the earth has, or how many people are going without it – and dying as a result – or how much of it is being wasted, we might be able to find better ways of managing and sharing it. The problem of desertification is intimately linked to this situation and also requires urgent action.”

According to the UN World Water Development Report published by UNESCO earlier this year:

1.1 billion people do not have access to sufficient quantities of drinking water;

2.6 billion people have no access to basic sanitation;

6,000 children die every day because they lack of drinking water or insufficient hygiene;

In Africa and Asia, women travel an average eight kilometers daily to access fresh water;

The average African lives on less than 20 litres of water a day, while the average European consumes more than 150 litres daily and North Americans, 300 litres.

Four million hectares, or about one third of the planet’s land surface, are threatened by desertification.

Desertification affects the lives of more than 250 million people and threatens another 1.2 billion in 110 countries. An estimated 60 million of those affected in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to move towards northern Africa and Europe by 2020.

The Modern Arab Orchestra of Casablanca, the Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra and a number of eminent soloists will join Jean Michel Jarre on-stage for this unique concert which will take place at Merzouga in Morocco. It will be filmed in high-definition and broadcast live across the region by Moroccan public television and to the rest of the world via the internet and on HD channels. A post-production version will be available for broadcast by international television channels after the event.

The concert is organized with the support of the Kingdom of Morocco and is being held under the auspices of UNESCO.

Jean Michel Jarre’s spectacular concert-events have attracted audiences of over one million people around the world. Since his nomination as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 1993, he has used these international events as a platform to raise awareness of UNESCO’s mission. Highlights of his work include his Millennium Concert at the Pyramids of Gizeh in Egypt and his Concert for Tolerance at the Paris Eiffel Tower, commemorating UNESCO’s 50th Anniversary.

Details of the 'Water for Life' concert will be presented at a press conference at UNESCO Headquarters on Thursday, November 23 at 11 am (Room V)."

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Aero Productions & Michel Voorn (www.jeanmicheljarre.nl) For This Information.

NOVEMBER 8TH: Jean Michel Jarre's Management have just confirmed to JARRE UK today, that they are working alongside the Moroccan National Airline, Royal Air Maroc (www.royalairmaroc.com), to provide Fans with a Special Travel Package Deal for Jean Michel Jarre's forthcoming Concert near Merzouga, Morocco on December 16th 2006...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Aero Productions For This Information.

NOVEMBER 5TH: Six years ago today, JARRE UK (JEAN MICHEL JARRE UK as it was known back then) was officially launched. Today, JARRE UK is proud to celebrate it's Sixth Anniversary, and also it's 854,000th Visitor :)

Since it's last Anniversary, JARRE UK has had over 241,000 Visitors from 121 Countries Worldwide. JARRE UK would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Jean Michel Jarre, Jean Michel Jarre's Management and Jean Michel Jarre Fans for their continual support. Without your support we could not have achieved what we are celebrating today...Thank you :)

NOVEMBER 3RD: The Belgian High-Definition TV Media Group, Euro1080 (www.euro1080.com), have just announced that they will be broadcasting, Jean Michel Jarre's forthcoming Outdoor Concert in the Sahara Desert, near Merzouga, Morocco, LIVE, on their High-Definition TV Channel HD-1 (www.hd-1.tv), on Saturday 16th December 2006...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Mark Gidley For This Information.

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