RADIO HAVANNA & Oxfam Trailwalker

RADIO HAVANNA
From Punk Rocker to Trailwalker
Supported by JanSport, the Berliners are hiking 100km for Oxfam


With their simultaneously melodic and socially critical punk rock,
the four Wahlberliners from Radio Havanna are among the musical
surprise newcomers of the year. Their album "Lauter Zweifel" (Fatsound Records), released in May 2010,
not only garnered rave reviews from the music press but also thrilled thousands
of fans at sold-out concerts across Germany.

That for Radio Havanna punk rock is more than just music is evident in
their social commitment to the non-governmental organization Oxfam,
whose social and educational projects in developing countries the band
supports both content-wise and financially, and whose informational materials
the quartet distributes at their concerts to engage a young audience for
the charitable purposes of the organization.

From September 11-12, 2010, the Berliners will also participate in the first-ever
"Oxfam Trailwalker" taking place in Germany, a fundraising event that has been
held worldwide since 1986 and has already raised more than
25 million euros in donations for a just world without poverty: http://trailwalker.oxfam.de

Radio Havanna is supported in their efforts for Oxfam by the backpack and outdoor gear manufacturer JanSport,
which not only provides the young band with equipment but also supports the fundraising efforts of the band and Oxfam
with a significant donation.   

Regarding the unusual networking of social engagement and artistic creation, guitarist Oliver Arnold from Radio Havanna says: 
"We want to support Oxfam through our participation in the Trailwalker,
to express our political commitment beyond the stage. Together with partners like JanSport, we want to motivate young people to donate and, in the long term, raise awareness among young people for Oxfam's goals."

Lisa Jaspers, project manager of the Oxfam Trailwalker, adds:
"It's great when a band like Radio Havanna advocates for our content
and tries to make our goals accessible to demographic groups that may not have
traditionally engaged with issues like poverty alleviation."

A detailed pre- and post-reporting on Radio Havanna's participation in
the Oxfam Trailwalker can be found at www.radiohavanna.de/oxfam
The band's commitment to Oxfam will also culminate in a
benefit concert for the aid organization, which Radio Havanna will hold on October 16, 2010, in Halberstadt (Soziokulturelles Zentrum Zora).

RADIO HAVANNA - Tour Dates 2010

23.07. DE - Hamburg - Markthalle             +LAGWAGON
24.07. DE - Bausendorf - Riez Open Air     +LAGWAGON
03.08. DE - Dresden - Chemiefabrik          +LAGWAGON
04.08. DE - Berlin - SO36                         +LAGWAGON
03.09. DE - Wiesbaden - Kulturpalast
04.09. DE - Widdershausen - JUZ
11.09. DE - OXFAM TRAILWALKER (100km hike in 30 hrs)
17.09. DE - Munich - Feierwerk
18.09. CH - Basel - Sommercasino
23.09. DE - Frankfurt - Nachtleben
24.09. DE - Cologne - Underground
25.09. DE - Hanover - Chez Heinz
01.10. DE - Braunschweig - B58
02.10. DE - Düsseldorf - Spilles
08.10. DE - Eschwege - E-Werk                 +5 BUGS
16.10. DE - Halberstadt - Zora                    OXFAM BENEFIT SHOW
26.10. DE - Bremen - Nordfestival             +DONOTS