UN Day Concert: A Tribute to Peacekeeping to Close with "The Price of Silence"

The Price of Silence will be the grand finale of the UN Day Concert: A Tribute to Peacekeeping, presented by Culture Project. The concert will take place on October 23rd in the UNs General Assembly Hall on the eve of UN Day in celebration of the 64th anniversary of the United Nations Charter and to commemorate global peacekeeping efforts.  Culture Project has assembled an extraordinary chorus lineup of world musicians, 3 of which appear in this video—Aterciopelados, Emmanuel Jal, and Angelique Kidjo. Other performers at this special event will include Roberta Flack, UN Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte, accomplished Chinese pianist Lang Lang, legendary guitarist John McLaughlin, Grammy-winner Zakir Hussain, the Indo-jazz group Remember Shakti, Senegal's stunning hip-hop artist Sister Fa, and Pakistani musician Salman Ahmad with Samir Chatterjee from India. Renowned musician and producer Nile Rodgers will serve as musical director.
This video embodies a core premise of the UN Day concert—using music as an instrument of peace.  The video brings together 16 of the worlds top musicians, some of whom have fled oppressive regimes, in a rousing musical plea to guarantee human rights for all. 

The track, donated by Aterciopelados and arranged by fusion music guru Andres Levin, Hugh Masekela, Julieta Venegas, Stephen Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Yungchen Lhamo, Yerba Buena, Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha, Kiran Ahluwalia, Chiwoniso, Natalie Merchant, Chali 2Na, Jurassic 5, peacekeeping, peacekeeper, world music, international music,

Video produced by: Link TV: Television Without Borders for Amnesty International
Directed by: Joshua Atesh Litle 
Music produced by: Andres Levin for Music Has No Enemies
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Photos courtesy of Magnum Photos
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www.cultureproject.org

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• Sister Fa
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• Harry Belafonte
• Roberta Flack
• Isha Sesay
• Zakir Hussain
• Salman Ahmad
• Samir Chatterjee
• Nile Rodgers
• Remember Shakti
• Fisher Stevens

[jono2233]

Lovely!

[LOVEmoreLIVEbetter]

Is there a download or album we can buy with this song on it?

[citygirl10025]

I LOVE this song and video! Cool vibe. Important message.

[Mon4ch0]

awesome!

[luvpegasus]

Thanks for sharing this video! =)