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From Oakland to India, Youth Speak A Global LingoSlumdog Millionaire won America’s heart with its triumphant tale of India’s street kids. Oh, how we laughed when little Jamal fell in to a feces-filled river, and how we cried tears of joy when Jamal and Latika finally got together. But despite being a sappy Hollywood production, the movie did hint at the gritty, real-life situations faced by India’s youth (see Born Into Brothels and Salaam Bombay for less happy endings).
Project Ahimsa, a global organization that aims to empower youth through music, recently released Global Lingo, a compilation that showcases the youth talent from its efforts worldwide, many of whom face the same trials as our Slumdog hero. Project Ahimsa ("ahimsa" is a Sanskrit term for “nonviolence” and one of Gandhi’s tenets) raises funds to create microgrants for musical instruments and salaries for music teachers at various nonprofits across around the world, currently serving 10,000 kids in 14 countries.
Global Lingo is very much a “world music” album, which hasn’t been the most popular genre amongst youth. Up until recently, world music was a privileged interest for an older demographic. But the recent success of globally-influenced artists such as M.I.A., Shakira, K’Naan and, to a lesser extent, production teams N.A.S.A. and Major Lazer, has made the rest of the world culturally relevant to a younger American audience. 08/24/09 >> go there
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