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Dear Q,
Thanks so much for continueing with your known, recognized, usual philantropic spirit on Haiti.
However, FESTAC-USA (Festival of African Arts & Culture) is requesting or pleading with you to please, repeat a fund raising event like the, “We are the World,” type.
Please put together these young musicians to join the initial, We Are The World,’ Team, for a fund raising concert.
You are yet to hand over that touch bearing to the young mucicians. FESTAC-USA, was plaining to make such request from you, during our Feberuary 2011, FESTAC Award, Houston, Texas. However, because of this Haiti natural desaster, we want to make an early plea for you to continue making a differenc in the lives of others through music.
Please, we will love to have your contact information so the we can mail our official request for you to independently put a group together that will repeat the type of, “We Are The World,” fund raising event for Haiti.
1st FESTAC-USA annual Award and GALA will take place on June 12, 2010, at jones Hall Houston, Texas.
Please note that our request for you to independently put together a fund raising event is not for our own June 12, 2010 FESTAC Award.
We pray that God will continue to bless you with more wisdom, good health, long life and prosperity.
Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom, Chair
FESTAC USA (Festival of Arts & Culture)
P.O. Box 710251
Houston, Texas 77251
E-Mail: eufo2003@yahoo.com
Phone: (832) 623-0502
One of the tides of “WE ARE THE WORLD” stood up NOW.
(( It is “Hope for Haiti Now” STING BONO MORE.
“Hope for Haiti Now” will be the most widely distributed telethon in history, both internationally and across media platforms. The two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CMT on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT.
Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting will Appear in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, and a Group Performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; Coldplay, and a Group Performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna & MORE in London. *infomation from “Hope for Haiti Now”)).
THANKS !
akihiro takayama
Hi Mr. Jones and team!
See my email message to Katie at George’s Smokehouse production company – I really believe that our song would be a great “unity” song for the Haitian relief effort! Our family is in the arts and feels strongly about making a difference in the effort with this gift!
I look forward to hearing from you and/or a staff member regarding getting a copy of the Chinese version, lyrics/music and/or contact us – time is of the essence.
Thanks for all you do to make the world a better place!
May peace and harmony shower the world!
Dawn Benson
Email snippet from email to George Clooney’s Smokehouse productions:
Hi Katie,
Wow – I’m so thrilled to get a hold of you to share our family’s treasured song, so please forward this information to the appropriate folks – a summary of history for the song and why we think it would be a great song to record – aka we are the world type of song….!!! We have often felt this is a song that will touch the world and is a foundation song to inspire others to give through the beauty of its words. If you are interested we have the English version as well as the Chinese version of this song available to you – with lyrics, etc. if George and/or Wycliff Jean are interested in hearing/using the song to record for the relief effort.
Our family – Thomas Matthew Lyon wrote a song, “Remember the Earth” through his own Shambhala Music label years ago that was recorded by Li Chun Bo (Charley Lee) in Nashville a few years ago. Li resides now in China but used his Chinese recording as the backdrop for the Chinese Earthquake relief fund. The song was on the top of the charts for over a month during the summer of 2008. Rachel Faro was the producer for the record out of Nashville. But the song is owned by Thomas Lyon. Thomas – aka Matthew to us – and his wife Thomasa Eckert (a voice teacher/musician) in the Seattle area are in the process of recording the song under their self-published group: The Bird Tribe Orchestra –
the article is listed below the link.
http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldNews/ChinasLiChunBoCharleyLeeComesToTheAidOfEarthquakeVictims.cfm
Family background:
Thomas “Matthew” Lyon operates a successful Edward Jones in West Seattle – where his commitment to environmental investing as well as creating a meditation retreat facility on Whidbey Island. He and his wife, Thomasa are two of the most genuine and giving spirits in the world. Their commitment to the human world is beyond any words can describe.
Our family – the Eckert/Lyons families are comprised of professional musicians throughout the Northwest and NYC. Thomasa Eckert is the daughter of Robert “Bob” Eckert, professor emeritis of opera at University of Iowa. Rinde Eckert, just received the prestigious Alpert award for Theatre last May and his play Orpheus X had a Broad way run at the Duke theatre in December. Dr. Rich Eckert, a steady employed, cellist with the Seattle Symphony and many other union gigs in the Seattle area and Dr. Holly Eckert – accomplished violinist in the Seattle. Sid Law (brother to Eckert family) an accomplished singer and musician http://www.sidlaw.com.
I hope and pray that this email will touch the right hands as I believe this gift of our family will be one to inspire those to give to our dear Haitian families as we celebrate the rebuilding of this magnificent country.
In light and peace for humanity and the world – Dawn “Rinde” Benson…cousin/sister to the Eckert family
(I own one of the family homes in Seattle but life here in the Bay Area with my husband, sports writer and Art Director to the San Leandro Times.
Dawn L. Rinde Benson
925-719-1615 – cell or email dawn.benson@comcast.net or dbenson@ebmud.com
Hey there Mestro Jones…I am the music director at Mirman School in Los Angeles. Even before the earthquake hit Haiti and you and Mr. Richie announced the remake of We Are The World, I started teaching it to my 300 music students for a Peace and Social Justice Day Assembly on Feb 3. Now, with the events that have occurred, that song even has more of an impact on me since teaching it to my students. My students have embraced that great song and truly understand the message of hope for the world and now, for Haiti. We celebrate with you the return of this moving song and would like to invite you to join us on Feb 3 for our special day. The children’s voices will be an inspiration to you. God Bless You for all you do and are doing for the people of Haiti. YOU are an inspiration to the world!
This is more of a suggestion than a comment…and I really hope Quincy gets this suggestion! THE REMAKE OF “WE ARE THE WORLD” must be better or it shouldn’t be done! (1) THE SONG SHOULD BE DONE WITH FAMOUS SINGERS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD (THOSE COUNTRIES WHO HAVE/ARE DONATING. (2)All singers across the world should be shown stopping right in the middle of whatever they were doing…gardening, washing the car, shopping in the mall, participation in a powerful negotiating meeting, whatever, etc. (3)in the musical prelude and the first lines of the song they look to heaven hearing and heeding the call. They start walking from across the world and meet in what ever studio the recording will take place. (3) The Haitian singers and all other famous Haitians who can sing should be hilighted and shown DELIGHTED TO SEE ALL OTHER SINGERS OF THE WORLD COMING TO JOIN THEM. They should be seen blending in with all other singers of the world (3) Though the recording must(???) take place in a studio, the video should look like it’s taking place across the world and all of the singers from across the world should meet in Haiti, and even participate in a little hands-on help while singing. I don’t know which of the old singers will be included in the remake, but I would like to suggest along with Lionel Richie, and Michael dubbed in with “When You’re Down and Out, And You Feel All Hope Is Gone”, those old singers who should participate in the remake should include Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen. In my opinion they are “Must Haves”
Thanks.
I know its a real bad deal in Haiti BUT!!!!!!! what about all the AMERICANS !!!!!! take for instance the people AMERICAN PEOPLE in Massachusetts that lost there homes to arson !!! Arlo Guthrie I Praise him for what he did FOR AMERICANS !!!
I am so moved about what happened in Haiti. I have a son on The Virginia Task Force 2 who deployed to Haiti to rescue some of the burried survivors. And I am now so moved about you doing the remake of “We are The World”. I love music and have written songs and have had two recorded by Frankie Ford of Sea Cruise Fame in Gretna La. The songs I wrote are on his album “That Can Be Used Again” My Songs are “Lady Waiting” and “Whenever I”. I will be 67 on Feb 12th Lincolns Birthday. I use to live in NY and moved to Florida and now live in Rose Hill Va. I dream about making a diffrence and singing for the good of mankind. The ultimate dream would be to be part of the recording of the Redone “We Are The World” because each and every living being we are truly the world.
I am writing, as founder of this organization that some of the Hope For Haiti and We Are The World funds can be allocated to our children in Jacmel and to the Community in Jacmel.
We need help more than you can know.
This organization, founded in 2003, is all about the children … they have found their voices and means by which to survive via the arts. Not one penny goes to fundraising, administration in the US, travel, etc. Every penny/dollar/gourde goes to to Jacmel and to the children.
They are strong, but right now they are not whole. Even though they survived the earthquake, they are traumatized and we are doing all we can from afar and on the ground to show them love and provide them the care they need.
Very little aid has made way into Jacmel from the large organizations and it is disorganized – it is the smaller groups that are able to get in, help and make a difference, ACFFC included. We have people on the ground, some food coming in, and we are keeping the children together, busy and cared for. While our building still stands, no one will go inside but to run in for items and run out just as quickly. Our children, their families (who have lost their homes), our staff, an orphanage with 13 children that have lost their building, and various other friends of the foundation are camped across the road in an empty lot. As you know, our focus has been on the arts (as in Haiti, it is a means by which to earn enough to buy food and provide shelter and we want our children to be self sufficient adults), coupled with education (even with a PhD, minimal opportunity in Haiti but to leave), health care, lots of love, and community. Now, everything is tenuous.
Our children are the hope of Haiti and they are trying to keep their spirits high. We need all the help we can get … primarily money, as shipping anything is difficult and costly … I know that doctors are needed in the hospitals along with medical supplies … we have a group of Haitian-American mental health practitioners coming in mid month … situation is dire … much to do and not just short term. So, please help as best you can and ask your colleagues to do the same.
I have attached documents describing ACFFC, along with 501c3 certification, etc. We are listed on guidestar with all required documentation.
Additional information is available at http://www.artforhaitianchildren.org and our Facebook Cause page http://apps.facebook.com/causes/138201/22688483?m=71bb3202 And please see http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/haiti_52574.html for a story and interview with one of our boys, Bruno Rene, who is an amazing artist and human being.
Please contact me for additional information. And thank you so much … mesi anpil. We are all grateful.
Judy Hoffman
Mr. Quincy Jones, I am of many Michael Jackson’s fan,please do not replaced Michael Jackson’s voice on the remake of We Are The World. Mr. Jones you know that you can duplicate Michael voice and placed it on the new verizon. Please do not remove Michael’s voice. I would like to thank you. As Michael would say with LOVE.
4evermj
ericakane
For Haiti:
Sanitation is also one of the biggest and serious problem in haiti,so if the “we are the world”organizer really wants to help more,then this is the best thing to do importantly mostly for those who are still living there,lets make them on their health aside from giving food and medicine,we can help in giving out TOILETS differently designed and engineered better than the ordinary,Engr.Dennis Martino,09065554807 mobile no.,let this be acted first.
Please Quincy,Keep MJ’s voice there in we are the world re-recording.
Plea for Haiti: I’m touched by the effort QJ is making for Haiti. My plea is that any money that is raised for Haiti be organized and administered personally by a non government organization so that it can be used well. Please. Please Please. I am an Americian born and raised and spent a few months in Haiti last year so I know how thing operate. Please do this right. Haiti can be helped, things can change but I would not trust or rely on the Haitian government alone.
Mr. Quincy Jones, your talent made you great, but your heart that beats compassion made you greater. . . i wish there are more of you (in heart and in mind) in this world.