MUSIC FROM THE SOUL to THE SOUL

If you have come here with any regularity, you know music is very important to me
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This is special.

Dark Was the Night

The following text is from the Playing for Change website:

The Playing For Change crew first met this unbelievably talented musician by a happy coincidence eight years ago. Mark Johnson, Jonathan Walls and Whitney Kroenke were heading to New Orleans in search of musicians and inspiration, and long-time friend of the project Keb' Mo' offered to put them in touch with someone.

When Mark dialed the number Keb' Mo' had given him, an Italian man answered. He told Mark that the person he was calling for was on the road with a band, but that he himself was a street musician in New Orleans and would love to be involved in our project.

In the eight years following that initial conversation, Roberto Luti has become one of the musical pillars on which Playing For Change has been built. We hope you enjoy his hauntingly beautiful slide guitar on this soulful piece. And if you ever find yourself in Livorno, check to see if he is performing-- it's an experience you wouldn't want to miss!

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I had the highest compliment ever paid to me this past summer after I had played piano and sung some songs for a couple staying with me. They live in southern France.

She didn't feel comfortable speaking English, but I understood her English and felt blessed by her expression of these words: "Your music comes from your soul."

That is how I feel about the music in the video above.

MUSIC BEATS THE BLUES - JOIN "PLAYING FOR CHANGE"

I love music. I think my soul is comprised of music.

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Playing For Change is on PBS in the Boston area August 7, 2009
1:00 p.m.
Channel WGBX
(Channel number 804 for me on Cox Cable)

PFC on PBS all month long in August!

Posted by Jeremy Goulder, 6 days ago

A 57 minute version of the feature length documentary film, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music," is going to air nationally on PBS throughout August-- click here for the schedule! Over the course of this film, you will not only have the chance to see and hear new amazing performances from around the world, but you will also get to meet the musicians who make them so special.

Additional screenings are being scheduled by PBS daily, so for the most up to date listing check with your local station. Updating of the screening schedule linked above will be at their website -- this schedule is current as of July 30th right now.

There is no better way to introduce your friends and family to Playing For Change than through this film, so please share this information with your loved ones!

See all songs www.playingforchange.com/episodes

The channel at youtube: www.youtube.com/user/PlayingForChange

News here: www.playingforchange.com/news

Be sure to catch Mark Johnson on PBS' Tavis Smiley this Monday, August 10th! For showtimes: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/broadcast/

And then, on Wednesday, August 12, Mark will be joined by Grandpa Elliott, Peter Bunetta, Reggie McBride, and David Sancious (former keyboardist and guitarist of the E Street Band) on the Colbert Report! I hope you'll join me in tuning in to Comedy Central at 11:30pm / 10:30c to see Mark and the guys with Stephen Colbert!

There's lots more exciting news coming up soon, so be sure to check back frequently-- or Join the Movement for regular updates!