Playing for Change

A transformative multimedia event, Playing for Change was created to connect and inspire people to work for peace through benefit concerts that showcase recording artists from all over the world. The altruistic motivation for Playing for Change is that music has the unique power to break down boundaries and bring people together in efforts to create positive change.

The 2012 Playing For Change Band lineup will feature renowned and wildly diverse musicians from around the world, making stops in major cities across the USA and Canada including Chicago, New York, Boston, Toronto, and Pittsburgh. The line-up includes:

Grandpa Elliott (vocals/harmonica) - USA
Clarence Milton Bekker (vocals) - The Netherlands
Mermans Mosengo (vocals/guitar/percussion) - Congo
Reggie McBride (bass) - USA
Jason Tamba (vocals/guitar) - Congo
Peter Bunetta (drums) - USA
Titi Tsira (vocals) - South Africa
Tom Canning (keyboards) - USA
Renard Poche (lead guitar) - USA

Artists including Bono, Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley, Toots Hibbert, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Vusi Mahlasela, and Manu Chao have collaborated on Playing For Change recordings, the most recent being 2011's 'Playing For Change 2: Songs Around The World' (Hear Music/Playing For Change Records). Clarence Milton Bekker, a prolific and soulful Dutch singer who is featured on the album and tour, will also release his own new album 'Old Soul' in 2012, featuring reinterpretations of R&B classics such as Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness" and Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'."

In 2007, the Playing For Change Foundation was formed as a separate non-profit organization that creates and supports music schools all over the world, particularly in developing countries. Its mission is to ensure that anyone with the desire to receive an education in music has the opportunity to do so, based on the fundamental idea that peace and change are possible through the universal language of music.

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