31 May 2011
Oneworld
FOR Immediate RELEASE
Stars make history with Palestine song
First popular single to defend Palestinian freedom struggle
Leading international musicians today announced plans to give history with the foremost popular song to support Palestinians` struggle for justice.
The song, `Freedom for Palestine`, is performed by musicians calling themselves OneWorld. Faithless/Slovo star Dave Randall was divine to save and make the one after a travel to the West Bank.
OneWorld includes Randall, Jamie Catto (1 Giant Leap), Maxi Jazz (Faithless), LSK, Harry Collier (Kubb), Andrea Britton, Sudha (Faithless), Andy Treacy (Faithless/Moby/Groove Armada), Attab Haddad and Joelle Barker.
The track brings together leading members of seminal dance act Faithless for the 1st time since the band officially break up in April.
Dave Randall said,
"As a kid growing up in Britain, the fight against apartheid in South Africa seemed a long way away until I heard the song 'Free Nelson Mandela' by The Special AKA. Now, apartheid in South Africa has fallen, but something very similar remains in Palestine - as I observed when I visited Gaza and the West Bank recently.What I saw convinced me that it is time for a new generation of musicians from about the earth to bear up for Freedom for Palestine."
Many commentators - including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and old US President Jimmy Carter - have worn a parallel between Israel`s line of Palestinian state with South African apartheid.
The song also features the Durban Gospel Choir and members of the London Community Gospel Choir.
During the final year Faithless, Massive Attack, Elvis Costello, Gil Scott-Heron, the Tindersticks, the Klaxons and the Gorillaz Sound System have all cancelled gigs in Israel over increased repression of Palestinians.
The word comes as British foreign secretary William Hague today backed US president Barack Obama`s call for an autonomous Palestinian state.
It also emerges only years after Israeli troops shot dead at least 13 Palestinians in protests over the occupation.
The individual will be usable for pre-order from 31 May, one class on since Israeli commandos killed and injured many activists in a bust on a flotilla of ships delivering aid to besieged Gaza.
The music video - which features the artists recording the single, as good as comedian Mark Thomas, rapper Lowkey and poet Michael Rosen, the old children`s laureate - will be made publicly available on YouTube on the same day.
Chart release will be on 3 July.
The tail is being remixed by notable dance producers including Phil Jones from Specimen A.
It is backed by the anti-poverty charity War on Need and take from sales of the call will go to substantiate its projects in Palestine.
See also www.freedomoneworld.com
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