Eno Cherry Palestine Benefit Single – Music for Aid
- * Benefit Single Release: A collaborative single titled "Lullaby" is being released on December 12th.
- * Brian Eno: "After a year defined by unimaginable loss,grief and injustice,we want to end with an act of love for Palestine's children… If we rally together and...
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What’s happening:
* Benefit Single Release: A collaborative single titled “Lullaby” is being released on December 12th. It’s a cover of the conventional Palestinian song “Yamma Mweel El Hawa.”
* Artists Involved: Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Nadine Shah, Mabel, Celeste, Dan Smith (Bastille), and many others (Amena, Lana Lubany, Leigh-Anne, London Community Gospel Choir, Sura Abdo, Tyson, Yasmeen Ayyashi, and Ysee) are contributing.Peter Gabriel wrote English lyrics,and Nai Barghouti and Kieran Brunt arranged/recomposed the song.
* Goal: The song is aiming for the UK Christmas No. 1 spot to raise funds and awareness.
* Association: The initiative is led by “together for Palestine” (T4P), who also organized a large benefit concert in September.
* Beneficiary: All proceeds will go to Choose Love’s Together for Palestine Fund, which supports Palestinian-led organizations: Hilal, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, and Palestine Medical Relief Service.
* Distribution: The song will be released via the T4P label and distributed by Empire.
Key Quotes:
* Brian Eno: “After a year defined by unimaginable loss,grief and injustice,we want to end with an act of love for Palestine’s children… If we rally together and download it,we have a real shot at landing Christmas No. 1-and turning that moment into vital life-saving support for Gaza’s families.”
* Nai Barghouti: “This lullaby… returns at a much-needed time as a reminder of what Palestinians will never lose: hope, defiance, beauty, and dignity.”