SALA USA - Abigail Washburn feat. Kai Welch and The Shanghai Restoration Project

Abigail Washburn featuring Kai Welch & The Shanghai Restoration Project (Dave Liang) w/ Jamie Dick, Rayna Gellert, Brittany Haas, Alana Rocklin & Mrs. Biggers' 2nd grade Juilia Green Elementary School class

Produced by Everybody! (Kevin Dailey, Abigail Washburn, Kai Welch,
Dave Liang, Jamie Dick, Rayna Gellert, Brittany Haas, Alana Rocklin)

Engineered by Kevin Dailey @ Sanctuary Studios, Nashville, TN
Mixed by Kevin Dailey @ The Blue Room, Nashville, TN
Additional Recording by Charlie Rose, Boston, MA

Story:
SALA USA is an American re-creation of a Chinese folk song called
"Sala." This song is sung around the fire by the Qiang minority group
in Western China to celebrate life. I learned this song 3 years ago
while producing an album for children survivors of the 2008 Sichuan
Earthquake called Afterquake (w/ Dave Liang of the electronic group
Shanghai Restoration Project). The idea for Afterquake stemmed from an
experience I had playing for students at earthquake disaster
relocation schools around China in late 2008. After I would perform,
all of the students wanted to teach me their songs and tell me their
stories of loss and hope. Our connection through music was moving and
healing. I couldn't stop thinking about the kids and wondering if
there was a way I could help more. SALA USA is an offering, this side
of the Pacific, to celebrate life as it is here and now as well as
compassion for one another and our global home.

The proceeds from the song will go towards the China branch of the
Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots program, which is doing great
work in the region the Qiang minority calls home. in the words of Jane
Goodall: "Only if we understand can we care; only if we care will we
help; only if we help shall all be saved"

For more information on the origins of the song SALA and the original recording, Afterquake, produced with Dave Liang of the Shanghai Restoration Project, made to benefit survivors thru Sichuan Quake Relief: www.afterquakemusic.com

Special Thanks to
-Bela Fleck
-Julia Green Elementary School: Mrs. Caitlin Harris (Mandarin Chinese
Teacher), Mrs. Sue Biggers, Mrs. Lauryn Moody, Principal Dr. Eileen
Wills & Mr. Lance Foreman, Mrs. Bigger's 2nd grade class and all the
students' parents
-Charlie Rose
-Sichuan Quake Relief (Peter Goff, Li Jiehao, Yuan Yuan, David Hunt,
Mark Allen)
-The Blue Room, Nashville, TN
-Stephanie Ching
-Shuimuo Middle School, Emeishan, China
-Amanda Kowalski & Luke Price
-AC Entertainment: Ashley, Carissa, Neeley
-Our dear family, friends and fellow earthlings for making it all
worthwhile

Category:

Music

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• Abigail Washburn
• Kai Welch
• Shanghai Restoration Project
• Sala USA