When we think about the role of dreams in our lives, they serve as both the places we go when we shut our eyes as well as the hopes and aspirations we hold for the future of our loved ones and ourselves. Playing For Change began as a dream to create something that could be full of positivity and inspiration for the human race. We have found that music is the greatest tool on earth for us to achieve our dreams of a better world for everyone. The village of Kirina, Mali is the heart and soul of this dream and a place with music at its core.
It is an ancient village with about 1,000 people, all of whom are descendents of musicians– many of them over 75 generations! They have no electricity, but enough soul to brighten all of us as we share this journey together. It is also the home of the newest Playing For Change Music School. When they heard the Playing For Change crew was coming to visit them to discuss the idea for the new school, they told us they had dreamed we would come. They went on to explain that they are prepared to be a part of the next chapter of our life’s journey, and thus have titled the new school “The Playing For Life” Music school.
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Directed by James Frost, OK Go and Syyn Labs. Produced by Shirley Moyers. The official video for the recorded version of “This Too Shall Pass” off of the album “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky”. The video was filmed in a two story warehouse, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The “machine” was designed and built by the band, along with members of Synn Labs over the course of several months.
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HAARP is a weather modification weapon, it is capable of disturbing communication, altering weather patterns and living conditions over large areas. It is the ultimate weapon of mass destruction which, as many of us believe, is being used right now. Haiti, Chile, who is next? Are we able to stop people who control HAARP?
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Yesterday we celebrated the life of a beautiful man who dedicated his existence to the pursuit of dignity and equality for all people. We thought it would be a fitting tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to release a performance from South Africa that is very dear to our hearts. Today we are proud to share Episode #24, Afro Fiesta covering Peter Tosh’s original “Equal Rights.”
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As we enter this New Year and New Decade together we are offered the opportunity to create a world driven by peace, love and mutual respect. Let’s continue to spread the message of connecting the world through music and finding ways to build bridges instead of walls between us.
This is an exciting time for Playing For Change. We are in the process of traveling and creating new Songs Around the World, and bringing the Playing For Change Band everywhere we can. And the Playing For Change Foundation is building new Music Schools and Community Centers– their newest is in the village of Kirina, Mali!
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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.
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This live performance is from the Playing for Change Band’s show on November 13th, 2009 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. Jeremy Goulder, PFC Producer tells us: The PFC crew just concluded an amazing trip to Senegal and Mali where we began a new round of Songs Around the World, and the recording could [...]
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