The Playing for Change Foundation is an international non-profit organization that uses the power of music to not only connect people all over the world, but to also create positive change, through music and arts education, amongst the youth of low and lower-middle income countries.
Audio-Technica is a proud sponsor of PFC, providing microphones and headphones, like the ATH-M50x, throughout the years. While Playing for Change has many videos showcasing the good they do around the world, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite performances from the past year!
Carlos Santana Performs Oye Como Va
Featuring the legendary Carlos Santana alongside 20 other musicians from around the globe, Playing for Change honors the rhythms of Colombia, Panama, Uruguay, the Congo, Brazil, Haiti, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the USA to bring you this Song Around the World rendition of Tito Puente's, "Oye Como Va”.
When The Levee Breaks feat. John Paul Jones
This powerful, thought-provoking, and emotionally charged classic is by Led Zeppelin, from their Led Zeppelin IV album. The song is a rework of the 1929 original release by Kansas Joe Mccoy and Memphis Minnie about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927: the most destructive river flooding in U.S. history.
PFC Band feat. Clarence Bekker
“Stand By Me” featuring the PFC Band and Clarence Bekker performing live outside, is a powerful rendition of the Song Around the World that started the Playing For Change movement.