To achieve peace in the world, we need to understand that we are all one human family. As Martin Luther King said, ” We must all learn to live together as brothers – or we will all perish together as fools. This is the great issue facing us today. No individual can live alone; no nation can live alone. We are tied together.”
He was echoing the words of another great preacher who lived in another era: John Donne: “No man is an island, entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. . . Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.”
As one family, we need to speak the same language, and one way that is possible is through music, since music can be considered as the universal language.
Here are the articles in CPNN since 2015 that illustrate how music functions to unite us across all language barriers. For discussion and articles prior to 2015, click here.
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ARTICLES IN ENGLISH
April 29, 2024: Live Peace – worldwide concerts and live entertainment for peace
April 12, 2024: World Youth Orchestra debuts in Vietnam with “Sound of Brotherhood” project
March 23, 2024: FIJCA 2024: JAZZ as an instrument of social cohesion in Ivory Coast
December 12, 2023: Romania: 1982 Concert for Peace on Earth
October 3, 2023: How to promote the culture of peace in the DRC?
May 6, 2023: A song for peace
May 6, 2021: Mexico: Quintana Roo celebrated a unique virtual hip hop festival in Maya language
October 12, 2020: Les Héritiers du Zouglou release a maxi single to raise awareness among Ivorians
March 28, 2020: Venezuela pays tribute to the genius who made music an instrument for liberation, José Antonio Abreu
January 9, 2020: For Bob Marley’s 75th Birthday, Ziggy Marley Reflects On His Father’s Legacy
October 14, 2019: Inconsapevole Records releases “Punk Rock Against War”
October 28, 2018: Song for Peace: For the Children
September 18, 2018: Jackson Browne honored
December 9, 2017: Mexico: Hip-hop: coexistence for peace
September 29, 2017: Mauritania: Festival Nouakchott Jazz Plus: 18th to 23rd of September 2017
May 5, 2017: Brazil: Compaz and Londrina Pazeando promote music festival
February 15, 2017: The Festival of Amani strengthens our ability to live together
October 25, 2016: Bob Dylan: “Masters of War”
September 28, 2016: One million strong choir on International Day of Peace
June 26, 2016: USA: Refugee Orchestra Project Showcases Refugees” Impact
April 29, 2016: Paris: A standing orchestra !!!
February 20, 2016: Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo: Third edition of the Amani Music Festival
September 19, 2015: Music Builds Peace One Day at a Time
September 5, 2015: Letter of appreciation to the Palestinian Youth Orchestra
August 20, 2015: Colombia: Rock in the Park 2015 – Music for the 21st Century
April 20, 2015: Ivory Coast: Music Festival from 21 to 26 April in Abidjan for “peaceful elections” in Africa
February 18, 2015: The second edition of the Amani Festival fixed for mid-February in Goma
SAME ARTICLES IN OTHER LANGUAGES
April 29, 2024: Live Peace – concerts et spectacle vivant mondiaux pour la paix
April 12, 2024: L’Orchestre mondial des jeunes fait ses débuts au Vietnam avec le projet « Sound of Brotherhood »
March 23, 2024: FIJCA 2024 : Le JAZZ, comme instrument de cohésion sociale en Côte d’ivoire
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October 3, 2023: Comment promouvoir la culture de la paix en RDC ?
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May 6, 2021: México : Quintana Roo anuncia festival virtual de hip hop en maya
October 12, 2020: Les Héritiers du Zouglou sortent un maxi single pour sensibiliser les Ivoiriens
March 28, 2020: Pueblo venezolano rinde homenaje al genio que hizo de la música un instrumento para la liberación, José Antonio Abreu
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December 9, 2017: México: El encuentro Hip hop: convivencia para la paz
September 29, 2017: Mauritanie: Festival Nouakchott Jazz Plus: du 18 au 23 septembre 2017
May 5, 2017: Brasil: Compaz e Londrina Pazeando promovem festival musical
February 15, 2017: Le Festival Amani réussit à «renforcer le vivre ensemble
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April 29, 2016: Paris: Un orchestre debout !!!
February 20, 2016: Goma, Nord Kivu, Congo: clôture de la 3è édition du Festival Amani
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August 20, 2015: Colombie: Rock al Parque 2015 – Una Tendencia del Siglo XXI
April 20, 2015: Côte d’Ivoire: Festival de musique du 21 au 26 avril à Abidjan pour des “élections apaisées” en Afrique
February 18, 2015: La 2è édition du Festival Amani fixée en mi-février à Goma