inspiration

I've not had much chance to post on the ol' blog lately, as my clients have been keeping me busy.... (March always does seem to be insane for entertainment media and events!)

I did, however, want to take a moment to quickly post this video re-recording of K'naan's Wavin' Flag. I've always been a huge K'naan fan, right from the first album, and when I saw him at this year's Polaris prize, I was amazed at how much he's grown as a performer since I last saw him. He's really, quite simply, a star.

See him live. Or, additionally, go on itunes and buy this song and you'll be helping out the folks who need it most in haiti. And remember this song, since you'll be hearing it more and more as the World Cup nears....

K'naan's notice on the world stage will go meteoric at that point, and it's certainly well-deserved.

Enjoy.

Young Artists For Haiti-- Wavin' Flag by K'naan from M.Meir on Vimeo.

haiti music

There's a flurry of fundraisers for Haiti relief this evening, including a massive Canadian one being taped in Toronto, preceeding the large MTV George Clooney-led telethon event in the US.

It's a devastating disaster and reminded me of my time in India when I was there during the 2004 tsunami. It was a heart-wrenching time - especially when you know how poor these people already were - to have a natural disaster affect them so terribly. There's a lot of focus on getting aid to the people on the ground now, but the time and money will still be needed many months from now.

I came across this clip from a recent Haiti fundraiser. She's called Selah Sue and has a SPECTACULAR voice. It really inspired me. She's Belgian and has an EP available now called Black Part Love.