| Music CD's Playing for Change - Connecting the World Through Music |
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.
For ten years Johnson and his team traveled the globe, with a single-minded passion to record little-known musicians for what would become Playing for Change - its name evoking the coins thrown to street musicians as well as the transformation their music inspires. They went to New Orleans shortly after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. "The city felt sad and desolate, yet the music never stopped," says Johnson. "The street musicians and music in the clubs kept the city alive and gave it a sense of hope." When they visited South Africa and witnessed its growing pains in the aftermath of apartheid, "we saw that people marching down streets singing in groups of thousands did more to effect positive change than any weapons ever could."
"The act of playing music with people of different cultures, religions, economics and politics is a powerful statement. It shows that we can find ways of working together and sharing our experiences with one another in a positive way. Music has the power to break down the walls between cultures, to raise the level of human understanding."
~ Mark Johnson, founder, Playing for Change
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Songs Around The World Original release (CD + DVD) Was $ 29.99 Now $ 24.97 Playing for Change. Audio CD and DVD !! "The act of playing music with people of different cultures, religions, economics and politics is a powerful statement. It shows that we can find ways of working together and sharing our experiences with one another in a positive way. Music has the power to break down the walls between cultures, to raise the level of human understanding." ~ Mark Johnson, founder, Playing for Change.
Product Description
Bill Moyers called it a remarkable example of "the simple yet transformative power of music... to touch something in each of us." Variety acknowledged it as "a great showcase for just what incredible, thoroughly accessible popular music is being made worldwide. Utilizing innovative mobile audio/video techniques, Playing for Change (PFC) records musicians outdoors in cities and townships worldwide. They've travelled from post-Katrina New Orleans to post-apartheid South Africa, from the remote beauty of the Himalayas to the religious diversity of Jerusalem. Their talents are captured in myriad environments: under the sun and beneath the streetlights... in public parks, plazas and promenades... in doorways, on cobblestone streets, amid hilly pueblos. Their performances are subsequently combined in allowing them to collaborate - albeit separated by hundreds, or even thousands, of miles.
Disc: 1
1. Stand By Me
2. One Love
3. War/No More Trouble
4. Biko
5. Don't Worry
6. Talkin' Bout A Revolution - Afro Fiesta (Capetown, South Africa)
7. Better Man - Keb' Mo' (Los Angeles, CA)
8. Chanda Mama
9. Love Rescue Me - The Omagh Community Youth Choir (Omagh, Northern Ireland)
10. A Change Is Gonna Come - Playing For Change Band (New Orleans, LA)
Disc: 2
1. Stand By Me
2. One Love
3. War/No More Trouble
4. Don't Worry
5. Chanda Mama
6. The Playing For Change Foundation
7. Peace Through Music (Feature Film Trailer)
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| Playing For Change Deluxe Release |
Songs Around the World [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD] This title will be released on October 13, 2009 Pre-order now! $ 24.98 This special CD/DVD package contains the original Playing For Change CD, Songs Around The World, plus the all-new feature length film, Peace Through Music. This deluxe edition also contains an elaborate 24-page booklet containing exclusive photographs from around the world detailing this unparalleled international musical collaboration and the musicians involved.
Product Details:
Audio CD (October 13, 2009)
Original Release Date: October 13, 2009
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Hear Music
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Stand by Me
2. One Love
3. War/No More Trouble
4. Biko
5. Don't Worry
6. Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution
7. Better Man
8. Chanda Mama
9. Love Rescue Me
10. Change Is Gonna Come
Disc: 2
1. Peace Through Music [Feature Length Film]
2. Playing for Change Foundation
3. Filmmaker's Journey [Behind The Scenes]
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