It’s been a while since we posted something from the good folks over at PFC. Very fitting that this latest episode would feature musicians from around the world performing Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song”. You can support their global music movement by pre-ordering their new album, “Songs Around the World part 2,” due out in may by clicking here.
Another great video from the great folks over at Playing For Change please help support the great mission and message of this organization.
I was talking about the roots of music earlier today on Twitter during one of my weekly rants. These are the real roots for sure. Kudos to the folks over at Playing For Change as they continue the journey to build a music school in the Village of Kirina, Mali.
A few months ago we did a post on Playing For Change and the wonderful work they are doing around the globe. You can read that entry here.
In this the 24th episode of the series Afro Fiesta performs the Peter Tosh original “Equal Rights”. Now, more than ever I believe that it is important that we focus on the incredible power that music has to unite and cultivate real social change.
Peace.
If you’ve been following the PFCF project, this episode shows a major accomplishment: the Ntonga Music School in Gugulethu, South Africa, PFCF’s very first completed school! The school now has a full schedule of music classes servicing youths ages 8-18 in this township just outside Cape Town. The episode also includes interviews from Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke Burditt about PFCF, its founding, and its mission.
Please consider following and supporting this fine organization.
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Playing for Change: Stand By Me
This was the first release from the award-winning documentary, Playing For Change: Peace Through Music. This is a great concept, and now a global movement that underscores the power of music.
Created by Mark Johnson, it has evolved into a corporation, Timeless Media, a non-profit, a touring band and a joint venture with Concord Music Group for marketing and distribution. Check them out and support the great work they’re doing. Awesome.
“Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world.”
