Artists Links
Pierre Bensusan
Pierre Bensusan is an amazing guitarist who lives in France. I had the wonderful opportunity to write the English lyrics "I Feel It So" (which were adapted from Jacques Higelin) for Pierre's song "Awali" on his "Wu Wei" CD. His musical style and playing takes the listener into a multi-layored world of pure artistry.
Anggun
Anggun is an Indonesian singer songwriter now living in France. Anggun and I co-wrote the lyrics to "Rain," "Tears Of Sorrow," and "Non Angelical," on her Sony Music release entitled "Chysalis" (English version). Her voice is passionate and resonates with deep earthy and ethereal textures. The CD was produced by Erick Benzi. Both "Chrysalis," and the French version entitled "Desirs contraires," are full of great beats and sounds.
Vicki Randle
You might know Vicki as the percussionist on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, I know her as an amazing songwriter, guitarist and singer. We met in Key West many years ago when she was the percussionist with Laura Nyro and I opened the show.
Lourds Music
Lourds is an amazing female artist. Her stage presence captivates and her musicianship is incredible. Check out her site, and when in New York get out and see her perform!
AYE
Adrienne and Marsia of AYE ("aye- eh"). I met these women in Key West. A great duo now based out of Boston.
Activism Links
September 11th, 2001 Thoughts
Violence Doesn't Work By Howard Zinn
NYSAYNOTOWAR.ORG
The Rifle and the Veil
Elian
Elain was originally written as a poem entitled, "A Fly On The Wall Of His Dreams, thoughts on Easter 2000." It now has music available on What Fools Do CD. Here are the lyrics:
ACLU
for information regarding our civil rights, up to date information in the wake of the September 11th tragedy, and for a copy of a powerful 10 point statement of principles backed by concerned organizations.
V-Day
A message from Eve Ensler about the recent violence in America the brainchild of an amazing dedicated group of people is celebrated every Valentines Day to end violence towards women. It began with playwrite Eve Ensler, whos daring, provocative and heartfelt show, "Vagina Monologues", has been circling the globe.
Save The Artic wildlife Refuge
The Republican energy bill, which would fulfill the president's promise to drill the Arctic Refuge, is moving through Congress today.... If we let them plunder our greatest wildlife refuge for the sake of oil company profits, then no piece of our natural heritage is safe from destruction. Please visit this site and help keep the Arctic wild and free.
Sincerely yours,
Robert Redford
Anti-Violence Project
this project is run by an amazing diverse group of people dedicated to fighting gay, lesbian, and trans-gender violence in New York City. They are tirelessly working for a universal Hate Crimes Bill.
Borneo Project Home Page
The indigenous tribes of Borneo have lived in harmony with their rainforests for thousands of years, but now both the people and the forests are in danger. Find out why they didn't tell us about the real inhabitants of the "Survivor" island.
Rain Forest Action Network
works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
It's Olympics time, and the world is watching, so what's up with Australia's insistence of not making retribution to it's native inhabitants? I heard a very poignant interview with author/activist Eleanor Gilbert...in 2000 genocide is still not classified as law in Australia
Matthew Shepard Online Resources
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and songs.com artist GERRI GRIBI has compiled an annotated list of over 100 songs and CD compilations related to the topic, covering every genre from traditional ballads to punk. The list includes links to lyrics online and to artists' websites. The page is accessed at creativefolk.com.
Songs.Com members are heartily represented, including Tina Lear, John Tirro, Candace Asher, Mike Rayburn, Janis Ian, Jimmy Landry, Chris & Meredith Thompson, Steve Seskin, Cathy Grier, Annie Wenz, Mark Aaron James, Jackie Tice, Liz Queler, Lori B, Chuck Brodsky, Dana Cooper, John McVey, and Adam and Kris.
International Action Center
An intelligent site about dealing with humanity on a humanitarian level.
Human rights petition
This is a petition to support immediate interest and action about the situation in Afghanistan. Women's Rights are being seriously violated.