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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Playing For Change</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">
<b>Streams Upcoming Album <br>
<i>Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World” <br>
</i>Exclusively on <i>Billboard.com</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%">OUT June 17th<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%">Pre-order available Now<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>Album Art<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="ES-TRAD">Los Angeles, CA- June 10th, </span></i><i> 2014
</i>— <b>Playing For Change</b>, the worldwide phenomenon created to inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music, stream their upcoming album
<b><i>Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World”</i></b> exclusively <b>on <i>
Billboard.com</i></b><i>.<a href="http://bit.ly/PFC3stream"> <span style="font-style:normal">
PRESS HERE</span></a></i><span style="color:red"> </span>to listen!<br>
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The CD/DVD will be available on <b>June 17<sup>th</sup>, 2014</b> both digitally and physically at all major retailers and via
<b><span style="color:black">Starbucks </span></b>in North America, and includes performances from
<b>Sara Bareilles, Andres Calamaro, <span style="color:black">Keith </span>Richards, Los Lobos, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Keb Mo, Toots Hibbert from Toots & The Maytals, and Taj Mahal</b> in addition to a song produced by
<b>Jackson Browne</b>. <br>
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<b><i>ELLE.com</i></b> recently premiered the latest <b>Playing For Change</b> music video of “<b><i>What’s Going On”</i></b><i>
</i>featuring<i> </i><b>Sara Bareilles </b>and musicians from around the world. <span style="color:black">
Sara gave readers an inside look to the world wide movement and how she got involved with the organization.
</span><a href="http://www.elle.com/news/culture/sara-bareilles-video-premiere?click=hprc">PRESS HERE </a><span style="color:black">to watch!<span class="apple-converted-space"> <br>
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The video is one of many included in the upcoming <b><i>Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World”
</i></b>CD /DVD set. Those who pre-order the album on iTunes, <a href="http://smarturl.it/PFC3itunes">
PRESS HERE</a>, will be able to immediately download the videos of “<i>Words of Wonder/Get Up Stand Up</i>” and “<i>What¹s Going On.</i>”<br>
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<b><i>NME</i></b> also provided the world exclusive premiere of the “<b><i>Words of Wonder / Get Up Stand Up</i></b><i>”
</i>music video featuring<i> </i><b>Keith Richards, Keb' Mo', Mermans Mosengo (PFC Band), Sherieta Lewis</b> from Kingston, Jamaica and
<b>Natalie of Blue King Brown</b> (Australia). The video has received over 500,000 views thus far.
<a href="http://www.nme.com/news/keith-richards/76994">PRESS HERE</a> to watch.<br>
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You can also pre-order the record now via <a href="http://playingforchange.com/marketplace-offer/playing-for-change-3-songs-around-the-world-cddvd/">
PlayingForChange.com</a> and receive a free download of “<i>Get Up Stand Up</i>” and “<i>Clandestino</i>” featuring
<b>Manu Chao</b>.<br>
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The Playing For Change Band performed at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents
<b>YouTube OnStage Live from the Kennedy Center. </b>The live streamed event also featured John Legend and other inspiring acts who made their fame through YouTube including Lindsey Stirling, Les Twins, a "Clouds" tribute to Zach Sobiech, Scott Bradlee & Postmodern
Jukebox, Mike Relm, and others. <br>
<br>
You can see the Playing For Change Band live as they embark on <span style="color:black">
their 27-city “Peace Through Music Tour” hitting major markets across the U.S. For more information on tour dates and to purchase tickets, visit
</span><a href="http://playingforchange.com/live/">http://playingforchange.com/live/</a><span style="color:black">.</span><br>
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Since the organization formed in 2005, Playing For Change has formed the <b>PFC Band</b> who has toured throughout 4 continents for over 150 performances as well as the
<b>PFC Foundation</b> and their annual global day of music and action:<b> <i>Playing For Change</i> Day.</b> Through these various initiatives, the foundation has served <b>over 700 kids in nine music schools</b> and programs in countries including South Africa,
Ghana, Mali, Rwanda, Nepal and Thailand.<br>
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A portion of proceeds from <b><i>Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World”</i></b> will go towards the Playing For Change Foundation.<br>
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For more information on <i>Playing For Change</i>, visit <a href="http://www.playingforchange.com/">
http://www.playingforchange.com/</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><br>
Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World”</u></i></b><u> <b><span style="color:black;background:white">(Pre-order)</span></b></u><b><span style="color:black;background:white"><br>
</span></b>Amazon (Physical CD/DVD): <a href="http://smarturl.it/PFC3AmCD">http://smarturl.it/PFC3AmCD</a><br>
iTunes <a href="http://smarturl.it/PFC3itunes"><span style="background:white">http://smarturl.it/PFC3itunes</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World” </u></i><u>Track listing<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>1. La Bamba</b> (feat. Los Lobos and Andres Calamaro)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2. Words Of Wonder</b> (feat. Keith Richards, Titi Tsira (PFC Band), Roberto Luti (PFC Band), and Aztec Indians) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>3. Get Up Stand Up</b> (feat. Keith Richards, Keb' Mo', Mermans Mosengo (PFC Band), Sherieta Lewis from Kingston, Jamaica and Natalie of Blue King Brown (Australia))<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>4. Reggae Got Soul:</b> (feat. Toots Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals), Taj Mahal and Ernest Ranglin)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>5. Down By The Riverside:</b> (feat. New Orleans street performing Legend Grandpa Elliott (PFC Band / Stand By Me Video), Keb' Mo', and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>6. A Better Place</b> – (feat. the PFC Band and Glen David Andrews)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>7. What’s Going On </b>– (feat. Sara Bareilles, Clarence Bekker (PFC Band) and Titi Tsira (PFC Band))<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>8. Guantanamera</b> – (feat. Carlos Varella and Manuel Galban)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>For More on Playing For Change, Contact:<br>
PRESS HERE<br>
Gina Schulman//Ashley Lanaux//Stephanie Williams<br>
</i><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com"><i>gina@pressherepublicity.com</i></a><i>//</i><a href="mailto:ashleyl@pressherepublicity.com"><i>ashleyl@pressherepublicity.com</i></a><i>//</i><a href="mailto:stephanie@pressherepublicity.com"><i>stephanie@pressherepublicity.com</i></a><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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