HELP US HELP HAITICuba’s million-selling band – ‘Rhythms Del Mundo’ – release a new album in aid of Haiti’s earthquake victims.
Artists Project Earth has a long history of raising funds to help those suffering from natural disasters. Now, in the light of the most recent and devastating earthquake in Haiti, APE and their Cuban house-band Rhythms Del Mundo are launching a fantastic new album, which – if sales of the previous two albums are anything to go by – will help to raise thousands of pounds for disaster relief and recovery.In solidarity with the people from their neighbouring island, Cuba’s Rhythms Del Mundo have worked with the unmistakable sounds of artists including U2, Green Day, Radiohead, Gorillaz, Bob Dylan, Franz Ferdinand, KT Tunstall and many others, to create an album of exciting music that not only will you enjoy, but will actively help to relieve suffering and rebuild lives in Haiti.Now all you have to do is make a donation* and download your copy of Rhythms Del Mundo: Haiti – and of course, tell as many people as you can about this important initiative! Thank you.
Music’s biggest stars collide to hit Cuban beat for the climate crisis. Rhythms Del Mundo ‘Classics’ featuring The Killers, Amy Winehouse, The Rolling Stones, Jack Johnson, Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, Keane, The Zutons, The Kooks, KT Tunstall and other greats … many brand new recordings.
Released July 13, 2009 on Universal Music
LONDON, UK, 16 May 2009 - The biggest stars in the music industry have joined forces to raise their voices to the latest Rhythms del Mundo album, ‘Rhythms del Mundo Classics’ produced to raise awareness and funds for climate crisis projects and natural disaster relief. The album is released on Universal Music on July 13, 2009. The sublime talent of Cuba’s finest musicians with the unmistakable vocals of artists including Amy Winehouse, The Killers, Jack Johnson, The Rolling Stones, Kaiser Chiefs, Fall Out Boy, among other great artists. The result is a unique formula merging Afro-Cubano rhythms with some of the most memorable songs of the last 40 years. With brand new recordings from the likes of The Killers, Editors, KT Tunstall, The Zutons and OneRepublic, through to special recordings from contributing artists such as Amy Winehouse, this long player is set to be the soundtrack to the summer. This album is the latest project from Artists Project Earth (APE) and follows in the footsteps of the first release Rhythms Del Mundo-Cuba! (ft. Coldplay, U2, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and others) which went platinum and gold in many countries across the globe. As a result, over 170 Climate Change Projects have already been supported through APE and the Rhythms del Mundo projects. Kenny Young, RDM’s producer and founder of APE says: ‘These great artists have given up their time to be part of an album that will raise awareness for the most crucial crisis facing us today, Climate change is our greatest global challenge and unless we act now, future generations will suffer for our greed and ignorance and they certainly won’t ever forgive us’. Rhythms Del Mundo – Classics Track-listing Hotel California – RDM ft The Killers Cupid – RDM ft Amy Winehouse Walk On The Wild Side – RDM ft Editors Imagine – RDM ft Jack Johnson Beat It – RDM ft Fall Out Boy and John Mayer Under Pressure – RDM ft Keane Satisfaction – RDM ft Cat Power I Heard It Through The Grapevine – RDM ft Kaiser Chiefs Because The Night – RDM ft KT Tunstall
Bohemian Rhapsody – RDM ft Augusto Enriquez Under The Boardwalk – RDM ft The Rolling Stones Runaway – RDM ft The Zutons For What Its Worth – RDM ft OneRepublic Big Yellow Taxi – RDM ft Aquila Rose and Idana Valdes Purple Haze – RDM Smells Like Teen Spirit – RDM ft Shanade Are You Ready For Love – RDM ft The Kooks My Cherie Amor – Eros Ramazzotti Stairway To Heaven – RDM ft Rodrigo Y Gabriela
www.rhythmsdelmundo.com or www.myspace.com/rhythmsdelmundoclassics For more information on Artists Project Earth visit www.apeuk.org or email Suzanne Tharani – suzanne@apeuk.org http://www.myspace.com/rhythmsdelmundoclassics
>> UN CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE - BALI 3-14TH DEC. 2007 APE will be premiering our new video 'FRAGILE PLANET' w/ music by RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO ft. STING. The premiere will be held on 10 Dec. at a special dinner event at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Bali where 150 delegates and media will be attending.
And if you're not at the conference yourself, don't worry as you'll soon be able to see the video here or on the APE site and in the Rhythms del Mundo Video Gallery. Fragile Planet was co-sponsored by APE, Global Iniatives, GEF, UNEP and the World Bank. For more information about the Conference visit the UN website. http://www.un.org/climatechange/
Sales of our first CD 'Rhythms Del Mundo' are enabling Artists Project Earth to fund some inspiring and innovative projects that will really help to address the root causes of climate change.
The Trustees and Advisors of Artists Project Earth are pleased to announce that the second round of funding will support a further 22 projects that aim to raise awareness of the perils of climate change and to support those affected by natural disasters. In total, APE has funded 34 projects to date.
As Einstein once famously said, "We cannot solve the problems we face with the same mindset that created them." With this in mind, we have selected projects that we feel are imaginatively addressing the root causes of the many crises humanity currently faces; projects that offer a different way of looking at the world and whose actions are diverse and practical.
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