Playing For Change

Last night was a night to remember-- but of course we all knew it would be long before the show started. Beginning the moment we all hopped on the bus, everyone could barely contain their excitement. Sinamuva ...

http://playingforchange.com - We filmed a number of the Playing For Change band's shows while they were on tour last month, and we are proud to share their performance of "Felangaye" from the Nokia Theater Los Angeles. ...

With the arrival of Sinamuva, the South African choir from Umlazi, our band is now complete. Everyone was overjoyed as all the musicians met each other for the first time, and that energy spilled right over into today's rehearsal. ...

The PFC Band spent the day in the studio today. It was a long day but we got a lot accomplished. The band recorded a beautiful version of Clarence Bekker's original "Mr. Morality" to start with. Following ...

http://www.playingforchange.com/episodes/12/Mystery_Train - Washboard Chaz and Roberto Luti combine their talents to create this New Orlean's version of the 1953 classic. It was a hot afternoon in New ...

Today was a long day for all of us, but an amazing one! It started early with a round of interviews for half the band. The other half of us went to a little club in downtown Madrid called Marmara, where we sound checked for a gig we'd have there later that night. ...

We have a busy week ahead of us between rehearsals and a number of small promotional performances, but everyone's spirits are high and we're all looking forward to putting on a terrific show Thursday. We walked through the venue today and let me tell you-- it is big! ...

We woke up this morning and checked out of our hotel in Seville, and are now traveling by bus to Madrid. As I write this, we're about two thirds of the way through the 350 kilometer journey, but the time has been flying. ...

What an unbelievable night of music, dancing, and good vibrations we all shared last night in Seville. The venue was packed to capacity-- it was standing room only (or more appropriately, dancing room ...

After tonight's rehearsal the crew and band returned to the hotel to quickly clean up and drop gear, then we all headed out for Tapas. We are a large group-- over 20 people in all-- and finding a Tapas bar that could accommodate us was no small feat. ...

The band spent most of the day yesterday rehearsing at the venue here in Seville, and everyone is geared up and ready to put on an amazing show tonight. Roberto (slide guitar), Francois (percussion), Pierre ...