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street performers montage around the world- very cool
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A friend of mine sent me a link to this video of street musicians
from around the world -- including New Orleans -- singing "Stand By
Me." Hope you enjoy it.
It is part of a documentary Playing for Change: Peace Through Music.A friend of mine sent me a link to this video of street musicians
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Hear Music's two-disc CD/DVD Playing For Change - Songs Around the World, a call for harmony, freedom from strife and global reconciliation, stunned the music industry today selling over twenty-six thousand copies.
A remarkable response to Playing For Change has ignited around the world. Driven by more than twenty million video hits, countless blogs and viral communication between fans and followers, the global music project bubbles-up from the underground to debut at #10 on Billboard's Pop chart.
"The success of Playing For Change illustrates the world's desire for a truly authentic connection," stated Concord Music Group co-owner Norman Lear. "Mark and his team brilliantly tapped into the collective undercurrent of change. We're thrilled to help his beautiful vision become reality."
Traveling the world for a decade, Grammy winning producer/engineer Mark Johnson and the Playing For Change team brought together diverse musicians in a heroic effort to inspire peace through the universal language of music.
Their journey took them from post-apartheid South Africa, through the ancient sites and conflict regions of the Middle East, to the beauty of the Himalayas and beyond. Using innovative mobile technology, the PFC crew filmed and recorded more than 100 musicians, largely outdoors, in parks, plazas and promenades, in doorways, on cobblestone streets and amid hilly pueblos.
The project's deep emotional resonance, combined with the muscle of the internet, word-of-mouth and viral marketing motivated music fans to actively and aggressively seek out the record amidst this grueling era at traditional retail.
The remarkable clip for "Stand By Me", featuring 37 musicians from around the world, has been viewed by more than 18 million people, and if you have not seen it-please give it a listen:
This international collective, featuring musicians from the ubiquitous "Stand By Me" video including Grandpa Elliot and Clarence Bekker just completed a wildly successful jaunt in the U.S. (and an appearance on the Tonight Show
with Jay Leno). They will announce more U.S and international dates very soon. (A second Tonight Show visit is also on tap in July, this time with new host Conan O'Brien.) In addition, the feature film "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music" will air nationally on PBS this summer and released on DVD later this year.
"The profound response to this project is thrilling and immensely gratifying to all of the people who have passionately and tirelessly worked to make it happen," stated Playing For Change founder Mark Johnson. "It demonstrates the immense power of music to bring people together and make the world a better place; something we had faith in all along."
The special CD/DVD package Playing For Change - Songs Around the World, (available at participating Starbucks locations in the U.S. and Canada and wherever music is sold), contains a ten-song audio CD as well as a seven-track DVD, which features five full 'songs around the world' videos. The DVD also includes a trailer for the forthcoming PFC feature film and information on the PFC Foundation.
Playing for Change is headquartered in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit here.
http://www.playingforchange.com/Hear Music's two-disc CD/DVD Playing For Change - Songs Around the World, a call... more
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These street musicians are playing for a different change, not the stuff jiggling in your pockets...
The Playing for Change CD/DVD is available at Starbucks starting today
Footage provided for Playing For ChangeThese street musicians are playing for a different change, not the stuff jiggling in... more
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Playing for Change, the movement to connect the world, build schools, connect students and inspire communities in need through music has released their first "song around the world." Musicians from all parts of the globe add their bit to put together a lovely version of Ben E. King's classic "Stand By Me." This song and many others come from the award-winning documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music."Playing for Change, the movement to connect the world, build schools, connect students... more
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