We are so excited to announce that PLAYING FOR

CHANGE is going on Tour!!! 

If you live in the U.S. cities of Austin, Los Angeles,

San Francisco, Seattle, or New York then we are

coming to you NEXT MONTH!!!

Joining us for the first ever ‘Playing For Change:

Songs Around the World Tour‘ are some of your

favorite musicians; Grandpa Elliott, Clarence Bekker,

Tula, , Louis Mhlanga, Mohammed Alidu,

Reggie McBride, Peter Bunetta, and Mermans

Kenkosenki and Jason Tamba of Afro Fiesta!

If you don’t live in one of these cities- but know

someone who does- please forward this info on to

them.  

We hope to see you at one of our shows! 

One Love,

 Playing For Change:  Songs Around the World Tour

All of our Shows, except for the Austin SXSW Concerts, have tickets available NOW!!  See below schedule for ticket details!

General Admission - $20.00 
Around The World Experience -  $100.00 (one ticket to the show, aftershow meet and greet, receive an autographed poster signed by the whole band)

Mark Johnson, a co-founder of the movement, was interviewed by Bill Moyers on his weekly PBS show in October. See here.  More recently, Mark wrote a guest blog post on Bill Moyers Journal this month.  Read here.

The film, “Playing For Change, Peace Through Music”, has been playing at various film festivals.  The hope is to have it be distributed sometime in 2009.  My understanding is that a CD and DVD may be out by Spring, 2009.  

However, the movement is more than just the film.  It is a a foundation (Playing for Change Foundation) that is trying to build music and art schools throughout the world.  Recently, the first Playing for Change music school was constructed in Gugulethu, South Africa.  The foundation hopes to build many more.

Here is a rendition of “Revolution” by the schools music teachers.

Johnson came up with the concept ten years ago in the Big Apple when he heard two Buddhists monks playing music in a subway stop, mesmerizing the usually callous New Yorkers.  The film, which is 75 minutes of musicians from all over the world collaborating to make magic, has taken three years to make.  The film should be released in 2009 if it gets distributed.  Playing for Change – Peace Through Music is more than a film,  It’s a movement for our global village.

Here are some trailers: