Thanks to my old friend Bob Berner for turning me on to Yo Yo Ma's "Silk Road Project." Check out their version of "Empire State of Mind."
Along with Ai Weiwei, Nelson Mandela, and a handful of others, Yo Yo Ma has got to be one of the coolest people alive.
[PS: Imagine being in that room, as powerful as it is just over the internet. That energy is the antidote to all the crap that seems to be getting too many folks down these days. Nice to have it available. Thanks Yo Yo Ma (and Alicia Keyes, et. al.)]
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Dear Lal--A thousand thank yous for posting the Silk Road Ensemble video. I would urge your readers to watch the other videos at that site too because they have the whole expanded ensmeble, playing simply amazing music. They played for about an hour and a half, for free, on the Green here in New Haven a couple of Saturdays ago. Pure pleasure.
Bob B.
Lal--P.S.: AiWei-wei is out of jail. He probably should move back to the States, but he's too feisty and wants to fight the corruption and hypocrisy of the Chinese government.
Bob B.
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