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By Jayson Rodriguez, with Jem Aswad, Hillary Crosley, Maura Johnston, Gil Kaufman and Amy Wilkinson
<i>Hope For Haiti Now</i> album
Photo: Hope For Haiti Now
While earthquake relief in Haiti was the reason for and inspiration behind "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief," there's no question that it featured some amazing, one-of-a-kind musical performances.
The songs chosen by most of the artists had a thematic connection to the occasion, and the soaring lyrics delivered by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige and Justin Timberlake underlined the hope for the country that's coming from around the world. The songs' unplugged, often gentle renditions underscored the seriousness of the situation.
George Clooney helped organize the event, and his hope is that the songs carry the event beyond the evening and into the following weeks, months and years.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with Jem Aswad, Hillary Crosley, Maura Johnston, Gil Kaufman and Amy Wilkinson
<i>Hope For Haiti Now</i> album
Photo: Hope For Haiti Now
While earthquake relief in Haiti was the reason for and inspiration behind "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief," there's no question that it featured some amazing, one-of-a-kind musical performances.
The songs chosen by most of the artists had a thematic connection to the occasion, and the soaring lyrics delivered by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige and Justin Timberlake underlined the hope for the country that's coming from around the world. The songs' unplugged, often gentle renditions underscored the seriousness of the situation.
George Clooney helped organize the event, and his hope is that the songs carry the event beyond the evening and into the following weeks, months and years.
- 1/22/2010
- MTV Music News
'Clef covered the reggae classic at the 'Help for Haiti Now' telethon.
By Maura K. Johnston
Wyclef Jean performs at "Hope for Haiti Now"
Photo: PictureGroup
After a night of stirring performances, it was only right that Wyclef Jean closed out "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief."
With the Haitian flag twisted around his neck, Wyclef — who immediately traveled to his homeland in the aftermath of last week's earthquake and subsequently raised millions of dollars for relief efforts — opened the evening's final live performance with a snippet of the reggae classic "Rivers of Babylon." Wyclef's performance also included a Creole version of his song "Yele," and a raucous track, written in the style of the Haitian folkloric music called racine, that had lyrics about the aftermath of the quake.
The biblically inspired "Rivers" was written and performed by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican...
By Maura K. Johnston
Wyclef Jean performs at "Hope for Haiti Now"
Photo: PictureGroup
After a night of stirring performances, it was only right that Wyclef Jean closed out "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief."
With the Haitian flag twisted around his neck, Wyclef — who immediately traveled to his homeland in the aftermath of last week's earthquake and subsequently raised millions of dollars for relief efforts — opened the evening's final live performance with a snippet of the reggae classic "Rivers of Babylon." Wyclef's performance also included a Creole version of his song "Yele," and a raucous track, written in the style of the Haitian folkloric music called racine, that had lyrics about the aftermath of the quake.
The biblically inspired "Rivers" was written and performed by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican...
- 1/22/2010
- MTV Music News
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