Whoa! I caught wind of a massive compilation benefiting Amnesty International through a blog posting by Massachusetts singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler (whose contributing an original song). Don’t know why I haven’t heard much about this project yet from other places as there is a HUGE line-up on this 150+ song compilation put on by the folks at Buffetlibre. Pulling in over fifty musicians and bands from pretty much all across the globe, this is certainly a worldwide effort — something only Amnesty Intl. could put together. Here’s the promo video:

The album is available for digital download March 1 at the ridiculous minimum price of 2 Euros, but you’re welcome to donate more as all proceeds from the sale of the compilation will go to Amnesty International’s humanitarian aid projects in areas of conflict. If you want a full list of all the contributors you can check it out here. These are some of my personal favorites:

• Dan Deacon (US)
• Marissa Nadler (US)
• Voxtrot (US)
• The Antlers (US)
• Asobi Seksu (US)
• Dent May (US)
• Sic Alps (US)
• Thao and The Get Down Stay Down (US)
• Bonde do Role (Brazil)
• Patrick Wolf (UK)
• Malick Pathe Sow (Senegal)
• Malajube (Canada)
• The Hidden Cameras (Canada)
• Fennesz (Austria)
• Ane Brun (Norway)
• Vieux Farka Toure (Mali)
• Sally Shapiro (Sweden)
• Air France (Sweden)
• Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico)

You can stream a handful of tracks and download Isreali Ivri Lider’s track “Mike” from the official site. I can’t wait for this!

Tags: Air France, Amnesty Internation, Compilation, Fennesz, Marissa Nadler, The Antlers

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