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Yunus Centre Press Release (24 September, 2018)
Legion of Peace is an exciting new album of children’s music inspired by Nobel Peace laureates, performed by some of the most compelling musicians on today’s international jazz scene. Singer-songwriter Lori Henriques (2015 GRAMMY ® Award Nominee, Best Children’s Album) has written beautiful, timely songs about some of our planet’s greatest peacemakers, conveying life-lessons via hummable tunes that resonate for all ages. The album got released on September 21, 2018 which was the International Day of Peace.
With musical portraits of beloved laureates Desmond Tutu, Malala Yousafzai, Leymah Gbowee, Jimmy Carter, and four others, the album is an entertaining call to action to work towards peace and justice in whatever ways we can, large or small. Interspersed throughout the songs are solo-piano interludes improvised by Joey Alexander, and the lead track is a moving spoken-word introduction by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the captivating creator of the micro-credit movement who is known affectionately throughout the world as the “Banker to the Poor.” Dr. Yunus’ introduction invites listeners to let the spirit of peacemaking that courses through the album inspire them to work for peace and justice in their own communities.
In Dr. Yunus’ words, “When we listen to one another, we create a framework for understanding and for building peace. Our musician friends have helped us turn these laureates’ stories into songs, and we hope these songs inspire you to take action.” Produced by New York Times best-selling author and multi-GRAMMY ® -winning producer Kabir Sehgal (who also plays bass on the album), together with Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora (the internationally acclaimed sopranos who founded the “artists’ peace corps” Sing for Hope) and Jana Herzen(Founder and President of the acclaimed Multi-GRAMMY ® -winning Motéma label, based in Harlem), Legion of Peace encourages young people to “think globally and act locally” by developing empathy for neighbors near and far. Cover art and illustrations for the album reflect this, and were created by Sing for Hope artist partner Lady JDay.
If you are interested to learn more about the Project you can visit the website of “Sing for hope” which is a non-profit organization founded by opera singers Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora.
Sing For hope: https://www.singforhope.org/legionofpeace/
To see the introductory video by Professor Muhammad Yunus and preview snippets of the album you can visit the website of Motema.
Motema: http://motema.com/releases/legionofpeace/
Professor Yunus with the Legion of Peace album in hand
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