For your enjoyment

4 July 2012

It’s a holiday here in the U.S. and I wasn’t going to post a blog post today, but this morning I had an email from Playing for Change (whose tagline is Connecting the World Through Music) with a link to this fantastic video of a live performance of A Change is Gonna Come, the beautiful Civil Rights anthem by Sam Cooke. Somehow it seemed appropriate to share with you on Independence Day.

This performance features musicians from around the world, led by Grandpa Elliott, from New Orleans, Louisiana, and Clarence Bekker, from Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Enjoy!

If you enjoyed that, check out this wonderful video of Stand By Me, featuring musicians performing this classic song all over the world, in a beautiful blend of voices and instruments. This video launched Playing for Change as an international music phenomenon. (You’ll see Grandpa Elliott and Clarence Bekker in there among a variety of other musicians.)