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Price of Silence
By: questionboy89
Posted: Mar 8 09
Witnessed: 950 times
Tags: Angelique Kidjo, Aterciopelados, human rights, Julieta Venegas, Kiran Ahluwalia, Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha, Stephen Marley, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Yungchen Lhamo
http://pth.amnestyusa.org/
A music video that 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, combines the voices of Hugh Masekela, Julieta Venegas, Stephen Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Yungchen Lhamo, Aterciopelados, Yerba Buena, Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha, Kiran Ahluwalia, Chiwoniso and Emmanual Jal with those of U.S. artists Natalie Merchant, and Chali 2Na of Jurassic 5. Introduction by Laurence Fishburne.
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES
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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
Nacional Records
Photos courtesy of Magnum Photos
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