Maya Azucena on MDG 5

Maya Azucena speaks on Millennium Development Goal 5 (Maternal Health) for the www.peaceday.tv International Day of Peace Global Broadcast.

Brooklyn singer/songwriter Maya Azucena believes that music is a tool for healing and activism, and supports humanitarian causes with her voice.

Maya was commissioned to write two original songs for IFC documentary Lockdown USA; has contributed music to Emmy-winning UN documentarian Lisa Russell's latest film "Not Yet Rain," regarding the advancement of Women's Health laws and reproductive rights in Ethiopia; was invited two years in a row to be the official post-race entertainment at the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure in NYC's Central Park; and produced Hope Night, a concert night of domestic abuse awareness which brought together four nonprofit organizations.

Recently a Grammy winner for her duet on Stephen Marley's "Reggae Album of the Year," named Best Alternative Artist by AllHipHop.com, winner for three awards including Best Female Vocal in the international competition for ABC Radio Network's Fame Games EFFIGY Awards, and two-time nominee for Best Female Vocalist of the Year at the Reader's Choice Soul Tracks Awards

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