Jimmy Cliff shines a light on people forced to flee and partners with to create a portal to help refugees. “Refugees” continues Cliff’s long tradition of penning thought-provoking anthems.
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The 2022 Global Concert for was hosted at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Hosted by Herbie Hancock and featuring Marcus Miller, Gregory Porter, David Sanborn, Hiromi, Pedrito MartĂnez, Ravi Coltrane, JosĂ© James, Terri Lyne Carrington, Linda Oh, Shemekia Copeland, Lizz Wright and others, the 2022 All-Star Global Concert made a powerful statement in support of peace, healing and unity through a diverse series of performances by leading jazz artists from around the globe. Enjoy the show!
Through jazz music we can encounter an opportunity towards the appreciation, not only for the music, but also for building more inclusive societies. International Jazz Day celebrates the virtues of jazz as a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people. The flagship Jazz Day event, a spectacular All-Star Global Concert, returns this year to the UN General Assembly Hall in New York in a nod to the inaugural International Jazz Day Sunset Concert in 2012. The worldwide webcast will be available live on , on Saturday, 30 April at 5p.m. EDT.
Events are organized about (hearing) health, acoustics and the sound environment, recording and reproduction techniques, the relationship between image and sound, and musical expression and education.
The history of jazz has its roots in the encounter of the peoples and cultures of Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. As a jazz musician, Paolo Fresu reckons that music is a language that belongs to everyone, and so does peace, bringing us all together, regardless of religion, race, geography, etc.
Grammy-nominated musician and United Nations Regional Goodwill Ambassador - Africa for environment, Rocky Dawuni straddles the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the United States to create an appealing sound that unites generations and cultures.
Legendary Sahelian artists together with have created and launched The Sahel Song.
UNICEF and pop icons BTS are marking the groundbreaking success of the campaign this week, with the campaign reaching almost every country in the world with positive messages of self-care.
This music video aims to among young Mauritanians and refugees on the dangers of COVID-19 and its impact on the world of work.
BTS - "Permission to Dance" performed at the United Nations General Assembly
BTS, the award-winning K-Pop boy band and Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture of the Republic of Korea, performed at the UN in New York at the SDG Moment convened by Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres on the eve of the opening of the High-level Week dedicated to accelerating action on the SDGs.
UNESCO hosts this unique event with female jazz artists from Africa in celebration of the tenth anniversary of International Jazz Day. Jazz has important role in encouraging dialogue, combating discrimination and promoting human dignity. Jazz women in Africa are making their voices and music heard. Check out the .
Kim Sledge, Grammy Award winning international artist and member of the legendary group Sister Sledge, and global social impact enterprise the World We Want, have joined forces with the World Health Organization and the WHO Foundation to promote global solidarity and health for all through the “W
Today, the works of almost no living composers are performed on global opera stages. Is granting exclusive rights to new opera works actually excluding them from the stage?
Mentored by Grammy winner Ricky Kej, 24 refugee musicians in India came together in .
“Music feeds my soul. I listen to music when I am happy and when I am sad,” says Rawnaq. With her band, she plays music on the streets, raising awareness about women’s rights and shattering stereotypes.