You can also expect righteous swipes at the business and governmental failings that continue to inflict pain not just Sandy survivors, but America itself. If you know anything about these people, you will also know that their music will be a grounded tribute to person-to-person support and resilience. Three Hip Hop performers in particular will be there to belt out their messages - Immortal Technique (featured in a podcast interview for the benefit here ), Jasiri X, and George Rithm Martinez and the Global Block Collective. What will separate these two events from each other will not be in the amount dollars - every penny counts - brought in, but in the community that has gathered to make it a truly personalized event: a concert by the people and for the people that most reflect those communities afflicted by Sandy. One can only hope that these predators will also contribute some of this gain to Occupy Sandy - but, don't count on it.Īnother concert that will take place at the Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday, December 18 will also strive to raise funds. It will also raise considerable sums for scalpers who are charging up to $60,000 per ticket for choice seats. It is destined to attract much-needed relief, expected in the millions of dollars. It will feature a monster cast of The Stones, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Paul McCartney and Alicia Keys, for starters. It is difficult not to be aware of the huge, upcoming concert for Hurricane Sandy to benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund that is scheduled for Wednesday, December 12, at the Madison Square Garden and which will be broadcasted and tweeted widely (#121212concert). And the best in us is increasingly found in the music we call Hip Hop. T here is something about the Occupy Movement - and especially in its recent incarnation as "Occupy Sandy" - that brings out the best in us. Originally printed on The Blog on Huffington Post
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |