Kevin Mackie, on Rupam Sarmah's Together in Peace

Published: Oct. 18, 2017, 5:28 p.m.

b'A Musical Journey:\\xa0TOGETHER IN PEACE\\xa0
FYC \\u2013 Best World Music Album
Release date: Sep 21, 2017\\xa0(International Day of Peace, UN 2017)
Our musical collaborations go beyond politics, religion, race, color, disability, and borders promoting Peace, Humanity and non-violence! Let\\u2019s celebrate our differences. Music is the catalyst to heal and bring people together! We are all in this together!\\xa0Together in Peace! \\u201cTogether, let us stand up against bigotry and for human rights. Together, let us build bridges. Together, let us transform fear into hope.\\u201d ~ UN Secy. General
100% of proceeds go to charity. Partnered with\\xa0UNESCO\\xa0Center for Peace, World Genesis Foundation, Human Rights\\xa0Org\\xa0and supported by NGOs, we are working on educational programs for the youth to inspire future leaders.\\xa0The music will be a part of UN Peace events in Sept 2017. \\xa0The United Nation\\u2019s theme for 2017 is\\xa0\\u201cTogether for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.\\u201d
Together in Peace\\xa0includes an\\xa0International Symphony\\xa0which was recorded with over 600 tracks\\xa0and hundreds of live instruments and vocalists over a period of 2 years for this album. The symphony track is released as a 26-min studio recorded\\xa0version\\xa0(original\\xa0Guinness World Record\\xae\\xa0\\xa0live performance was over 40 minutes long composition performed live on stage by over 500 artists around the world, 110 vocalists, composed with 315 unique musical instruments). The words in this symphony have been translated into many languages uniting people together, such as English, Hindi, Russian, Arabic, Irish, Dutch, Turkish, Assamese, Sanskrit, Bengali, and many more to come.
The album also includes a few additional contemporary instrumental tracks\\xa0blending new styles of music with Western, Neo-Classical, Jazz, and World Fusion.
The \\u201cTogether in Peace\\u201d is Produced, Composed, and Directed by Rupam Sarmah. Executive Producer: Kevin Mackie.
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