Rock Paper Scissors - Project Ahimsa, Global Lingo - CD Review

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Sample Track 1:
"Any Day Now- by Coco Peila of Youth Movement Records (USA) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 2:
"Hello Bonjour - Michael Franti & Spearhead with Sly & Robbie (USA) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 3:
"Speak It - JBoogie, Tablapusher, Mandeep Sethi, MC Humble, Youth (India) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 4:
"Liberation 3000 -Nilla Green feat. Ganesh Barriya & Payal Vaghela of Manav Sadhna (India) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 5:
"Africa for Learn -Rocky Dawuni in benefit for Africa Live! (Ghana) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 6:
"Sunshine -Seasunz feat. Diamond in benefit for Art in Action (USA) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 7:
"Fire-Cottonbelly Remix -Miguel Migs featuring Junior Reid " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 8:
"He Manav Visvaas -by Cubanix featuring Ganesh Barriya of Manav Sadhna (India) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 9:
"Why? -by Sila and The Afrofunk Experience benefiting House of Hope (Uganda) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 10:
"Much To Do-Back to Guahan -Erica Nalani of Youth Movement Records (USA)" from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 11:
"Hear It Loud - Sam Norling and Ching-Hwa feat. Voudux and Mitchy Mitch " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 12:
"He Manav -GOONDA featuring Ganesh Barriya & Payal Vaghela of Manav Sadhna (India) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 13:
"BodaNathu -Amit Shoham featuring Payal Vaghela of Manav Sadhna (India) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 14:
"El tiburon del Lago Cocibolca -the Children of Ritmo en los barrios (Nicaragua) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 15:
"Dolare -Funkadesi featuring Pavithra " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 16:
"Ahimsa Street Dub -JBoogie & Tablapusher featuring the Children of Manav Sadhna (India) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

Sample Track 17:
"Bobby Friction Shoutout/BBC Radio 1 -Empower the Children Chorus (India) / Bobby Friction (UK) " from Project Ahimsa's "Global Lingo"

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From Oakland to India, Youth Speak A Global Lingo
Slumdog 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.

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