Latin america
jARA & cABRAL
"...throughout history, the leaders of countries have been very particular about what songs they want sung,
so some people, beside me, must think songs do something.” Pete Seeger
so some people, beside me, must think songs do something.” Pete Seeger
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Víctor Jara, Teacher
Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, political activist and member of the Communist Party of Chile. Born: September 28, 1932, Lonquén, Chile Assassinated: September 15, 1973, Santiago, Chile Facundo Cabral, Singer-songwriter Facundo Cabral was an Argentine singer, songwriter and philosopher. He was best known as the composer of "No soy de aquí ni soy de allá", which he improvised during one of his concerts. Wikipedia Born: May 22, 1937, La Plata, Argentina Assassinated: July 9, 2011, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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As part of the UN Peace Culture Decade 2000-2010 the Peace Academy,
published a series of songs about war and peace from different cultures.
WEBSITE:
Sangbog - Indholdsfortegnelse / Online Songbook
- Art in Resistance - Resistance in Art
Voices from a workshop at the World Social Forum 2004
Kunstnere for Fred / Artists for Peace, Danish PAND International - Att vinden ännu blåser - Elisabeth Gerle
- Fred och frihet - Elisabeth Gerle
- Kampagnen mod Atomvåben: Kampagnen mod Atomvåben / Danish CND, 1962
- London Youth Choir: Songs from Aldermaston, 1960
PEACE SOUNDS
Peace Sounds is a home for music and audio, singing and speaking for and about peace.
Begun as a music album lovingly produced by Wake Up London &
Friends our plan is to make Peace Sounds a place for similarly inspired recordings.
Peace Sounds is a home for music and audio, singing and speaking for and about peace.
Begun as a music album lovingly produced by Wake Up London &
Friends our plan is to make Peace Sounds a place for similarly inspired recordings.
AFGANISTAN
Farhad Darya,
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Music to Fight Extremism in Afghanistan
By Dr. Ali Ahmad Farhad Darya,an Afghan singer,declared his first international campaign against extremism in his visit to Peace Museum Vienna (PMV) on 2 December 2014. Darya, one of the peace heroes of PMV, believes that extremism was the biggest enemy of humanity and that enemy was beyond any religion or politics. “Today I announce the international campaign against extremism which starts from PMV,” Darya announced. For Darya, extremism today around the world represented some sort of lifestyle, not any particular ideology... FULL ARTICLE HERE |
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IRan
pezhman mosleh
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A leading Iranian composer and musician has recorded a hypnotically melodious song in honour of retired South African President, Nelson R Mandela.
The composer, Professor Pezhman Mosleh, has dedicated the song—My Eternal Man—on his Whispers for Peace and Love album and dedicated it to “Nelson Mandela and the world.” Touted as the first Persian song for Mandela, the four-minute recording was played on South Africa’s national public broadcaster, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), as the world marked the 95th birthday of South Africa’s political liberation icon. - See more at: http://artmatters.info/heritage-formerly-culture/2013/10/top-iranian-composer-singer-and-scholar-honours-president-nelson-mandela/#sthash.nvuRsAUq.dpuf |
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The musical composition of ''On the Threshold'' which is dedicated to Dr. Yalom by International Iranian philosophical composition, Pezhman Mosleh which is published in the Facebook page of Dr. Irvin Yalom, an existential psychiatrist and author of “when Nietzsche wept” novel. (23 September 2018) “Irvin Yalom belongs to the ancestor which has given the world and the worlds sense of meaning He is a mirror in the mirror And the voice of trust in the wasteland of doubt and distrust he is appreciated for his great and human meaning of the word '' friendship'' and his human struggle with darkness that he has not given up. The feature of YALOM is love." Pezhman Mosleh |
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Burundi refugees use music to promote peace as their war-ravaged country descends into civil conflict
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"...As hundreds of thousands escape to seek refuge in neighbouring countries, young artists affected by the conflict have made a choice to fight for peace in their country. Kidum, who escaped from Burundi to Tanzania and then onto Kenya, is one of them. He decided to fight through his music — something he could not do in his country because it was too risky and he feared his voice would be muffled by the sound of guns which constantly ring out in Bujumbura, the country's capital...." COMPLETE ARTICLE ABC News by senior Africa producer Dingani Masuku, Posted 13 Jan 2016 |
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The Gandhi Tour is a global music festival 4 Peace and a green planet to create a platform for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence
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Movement for the Abolition of War Peace Songs for Choirs
Song lyrics here
Listen to some of the music here
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