An upcoming benefit album Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1 created through Artists for Peace and Justice celebrates the work of artists in Haiti. The first video from the album for “Love is Love” features Jackson Browne, Paul Beaubrun, Jonathan Russell, and Jonathan Wilson.
The album is the work of Beaubrun, Browne, Russell, Wilson, Habib Koité, Jenny Lewis, Raúl Rodríguez, and members of the Haitian roots band Lakou Mizik. The Artists for Peace and Justice website explains, “Hailing from four different countries, the album interweaves North American Indie Rock with beats and percussion of Haitian Vodou, Spanish and Malian guitar, Flamenco Tres, and includes songs in English, Creole, Khassonké, Manding and Spanish. “
Jackson Browne wrote the song “Love is Love” with David Belle. Browne explained, “‘Love Is Love’ contains some of my immediate impressions of Haiti, but especially the spirit I saw there in the faces of families, children, and lovers, as they take on the challenges of rebuilding their country in the face of multiple disasters.” Check out “Love is Love” below.
Contributing artists recorded the album at the Artists Institute on the island’s southern coast in Jacmel. Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1 will be released on January 31, 2020 from Artists for Peace and Justice via Arts Music. Proceeds from sales will benefit Artists For Peace And Justice and the Artists Institute of Jacmel, Haiti.
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