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Opera duo Charlotte & Jonathan – Britain’s Got Talent 2012 audition

Opera meets pop when 17-year-old Jonathan and 16-year-old Charlotte sing together. But can the duo convince Britain’s Got Talent Judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon they’ve got what it takes to wow the nation? Simon, the other judges, and the entire audience laughed as this boy and his friend came on stage. But then those laughs quickly turned to applause and tears when Jonathan and Charlotte started to sing. WOW. This is truly an inspiring story.

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Chris Assaad

Chris Assaad is a man on a mission with an unwavering commitment to reaching new heights, both as an artist and in his life. This progressive mentality and resolve are evident in Glory Fire, Assaad’s debut album. Not only does Assaad manage to strike spiritual and harmonic chords throughout Glory Fire, he does it with a remarkable ease. Seamlessly blending elements from folk to rock to reggae, the album is a cohesive work unified by the voice and sounds of an artist coming into his own. True artists, however, must continue to challenge themselves and keep expanding in order to [...]

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Peter Kater – Pianist, Composer, Producer

Multi-Platinum Selling pianist-composer, Peter Kater, has received 6 Grammy nominations in the last 7 years and has scored over 100 television programs and films including 11 Off and On-Broadway plays. He is also a proud recipient of the prestigious Environmental Leadership Award from the United Nations. Multi-Platinum selling Pianist-Composer-Producer, Peter Kater, has received 6 Grammy Award Nominations in the last 7 years with his recent nomination being for his In A Dream collaboration (2009) with long time STING guitarist, Dominic Miller. In 2008 Peter received a Grammy Award nomination for his AMBROSIA recording. In 2007 [...]

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Shawn Gallaway – Healing through the Arts, Healing through the Heart

Shawn Gallaway is a visual artist, singer songwriter, author, ceremonial healer, workshop facilitator, energy worker and Certified Lifeline Practitioner. He has traveled through out the world sharing his message of healing through the arts and has recently shared the stage with the Dalai Lama, authors Gregg Braden, Bruce Lipton, Robert Holden, Darren Weissman, T. Harv Ecker, and with rock and pop masters Orleans, Jimi Jamison of Survivor, Dave Jenkins from Pablo Cruise, Allan Parsons and Robbie Dupree. He is also a screenwriter who is currently producing the film, The Choice, which chronicles the healing journey of eight brave men [...]

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Playing for Change – Episode 54: United

Today’s video is titled “United,” and was created in partnership between Playing For Change and the United Nations Population Fund. We spent two months on the road recording and filming musicians across the globe and this video serves as an example that no matter how many things in this life divide us, MUSIC will always be there to bring us together. Enjoy the music and share it with everyone you know– thanks! One Love, Mark The Playing For Change website is http://playingforchange.com Playing For Change Explained The Inspiration Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and [...]

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Playing for Change – La Tierra del Olvido

Episode 53 La Tierra del Olvido This video features over 75 musicians across the country of Colombia. Throughout our journey we have learned that music is the greatest tool for healing broken countries, cultures and hearts. With this video we set out to unite and inspire the people of Colombia so they can move forward from years of conflict and create a positive future. Listen to the music, see the smiling faces, and remember that we are going to make it as a human race!! Related Musicians Carlos Vives Bogota, Colombia El Sexteto Tabalá… Palenque, Colombia Felipe Carmona [...]

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Emmanuel Kelly, Iraqi Orphan With No Hands Wows X Factor Australia Judges At Audition

Iraqi Orphan With No Hands Wows X Factor Audience Singing Imagine There are many sad, and tragic stories on the X Factor, but this story really tugs on your heart strings. Emmanuel Kelly was brought to an Iraqi orphanage with no hands, and not even a birth certificate when he was still a baby. He and his brother was adopted by a wonderful Australian woman who brought them to Australia and gave them a new life. Emmanuel may be missing a hand and a birthday, but he was blessed with a strong heart and beautiful voice. He worked up the [...]

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Playing For Change

Ever since he heard some street musicians outside a Subway station move some 200-odd passerbys to tears, Mark Johnson has been thinking up a way to shine more light on the transformative power of music. After ten years, this Grammy winning filmmaker has got something. Something remarkable, actually: bringing together musicians from around the world — blues singers in a waterlogged New Orleans, chamber groups in Moscow, a South African choir — to collaborate on songs familiar and new, in the effort to foster a new, greater understanding of our commonality. As part of ‘Playing for Change’, this is moving [...]

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Deva Premal and Miten

Biography of Deva Premal & Miten Deva Premal and Miten met in India in 1990 and soon began a journey into love and creativity that has taken their inspiring blend of song, mantra and meditation to a worldwide audience. They have released a string of acclaimed CDs with international sales of nearly one million, and their concerts and ecstatic chant workshops are met with rave reviews throughout Europe, Australia, South America, Canada and the United States. Their music transcends all the usual musical boundaries, with fans including rock icon Cher, who featured one of Deva’s most popular chants, the Gayatri [...]

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Julian Treasure – Understanding Sound Better

Julian Treasure is author of the book Sound Business, the first map of the exciting new territory of applied sound for business, and he has been widely featured in the world’s media, including TIME Magazine, The Economist, The Times, UK national TV and radio, as well as many international trade and business magazines. His TED talk on the four effects of sound has been viewed an estimated one million times, and is followed by a second TED talk on sound and health and a third, very popular TED talk on conscious listening. Julian is chairman of The Sound Agency, a [...]

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Opera duo Charlotte & Jonathan – Britain’s Got Talent 2012 audition

Chris Assaad

Peter Kater – Pianist, Composer, Producer

Shawn Gallaway – Healing through the Arts, Healing through the Heart

Playing for Change – Episode 54: United

Playing for Change – La Tierra del Olvido

Emmanuel Kelly, Iraqi Orphan With No Hands Wows X Factor Australia Judges At Audition

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Deva Premal and Miten

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