Reflect

Imagine for a moment a choir in South Africa, kids in Los Angeles, and a sitar player in India — all performing the same piece of music from their home countries. And now imagine that this music is recorded and spliced together in a seamless video of powerful singing and playing from people from wildly different cultures and traditions. This is the work of Playing for Change, a global project that connects people through the power of music. In their work, the music is a portal to the transcendent in that it rises above differences and political conflict, allowing us to feel, as Nick Cave describes, “spiritually connected…even leading us to a place where a fundamental spiritual shift of consciousness can happen.” This is the mystery and gift of music, and we’re invited to receive and savor these awe-inspiring gifts of life that connect us to one another and to something beyond ourselves.