Playing For Change on The Today Show

Thursday June 02, 2011

Playing For Change appeared on The Today Show on Wednesday, June 1st to promote their newest CD/DVD release: Songs Around the World Part 2. Check out a clip of the show below:

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Jump Up	5:48	Jason Moran
Coal Tattoo	3:18	Kathy Mattea
I Like It That Way	3:10	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Newspaper Angels	3:16	Jenny Scheinman
Ingots	3:53	Kaki King
Cacadores de Emocoes		Terri Lyne Carrington
Cucurrucu Paloma	4:01	Caetano Veloso
Ixegezi	2:12	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Peace on Earth	5:05	Saxophone Summit
Como Baila Mi Mulata	5:42	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Tiger Rag	4:07	3 Cohens
When I Fall	3:55	Lizz Wright
Good Times	4:34	Richard Bona
Ca Jé	3:49	Caetano Veloso
Don't Take It That Way	3:12	Raul Midón
Silencio	4:11	Ojos De Brujo
Greensleeves ft. Derek Trucks (Guitars)	6:14	McCoy Tyner
Leave Me A Place Underground	5:32	Tineke Postma
Thula Mama	3:42	Vusi Mahlasela
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore	4:13	Kathy Mattea
My Heart	4:00	Lizz Wright
The Women Gather	2:31	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Manalyuca	6:30	McCoy Tyner
Redemption Song	4:10	Playing For Change
Joy Ryder	11:20	Wayne Shorter
Dala	3:51	Dobet Gnahoré
Just My Imagination	4:53	Dianne Reeves
Knives Out	8:29	Brad Mehldau
J Blues (Notes From The Village)	7:08	Anat Cohen
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (live)	7:32	Dave Douglas
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	3:06	Idan Raichel
Playing with Pink Noise	3:02	Kaki King
Fire Waltz	4:36	Jason Moran
Polliwog (James Farm)	8:22	Joshua Redman
Mood Indigo		Avishai Cohen
Morning Bell	5:42	Chris Potter
Chilla que Tiemble		Depedro
Anna Eco (Crossing the Field)	4:01	Jenny Scheinman
Zulu Laduma	3:02	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
You Make Me (Live)	5:15	Becca Stevens
Tounka (Tchamantche)	3:09	Rokia Traoré
The Jolly Seven-Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Cherish The Ladies
Barbados	6:20	Joe Lovano
Black Gold	5:17	Esperanza Spalding
Vijay Iyer, Solo - Patterns	8:31	Vijay Iyer
Regalo De Dios	5:29	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Thalaza	4:00	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Fats (live)	3:36	Dave Douglas
Refavela	5:56	Gilberto Gil
Today Will Be A Good Day	5:09	Dianne Reeves
Touba - Daru Salaam	5:49	Youssou N'Dour
Stepping Out	4:48	Kurt Elling
Higher Ground	4:46	Playing For Change
Radio Song (clip)	1:01	Esperanza Spalding
Remember Fela	4:24	Gangbé Brass Band
Sagal Ko	3:35	Youssou N'Dour
The Man I Love (Tchamantche)	4:44	Rokia Traoré
Veil of Tears	14:24	Overtone Quartet
The Mooch	7:16	3 Cohens
Woza	4:24	Vusi Mahlasela
Super America	2:27	The Bad Plus
Alexander the Great	6:52	Saxophone Summit
Ae Ae	3:31	Angélique Kidjo
Todo Tiende	4:26	Ojos De Brujo
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Irish Homecoming
Old Brooklyn (Crossing the Field)	3:42	Jenny Scheinman
Adios Felicidad	3:16	Omara Portuondo
"The Littlest Prisoner" w/Bruce Cockburn	4:09	Jenny Scheinman
Chalomot Shel Acherim	3:40	Idan Raichel
Birdyard	1:48	Joe Lovano
Allure & Destruct (Big Noise)	4:04	Street Drum Corps
Sport	3:02	Altan
Amame Como Soy	3:26	Omara Portuondo
I-10 (James Farm)	4:32	Joshua Redman
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Cherish The Ladies
One Man's Idea		Avishai Cohen
Nakamokhura	4:07	Vusi Mahlasela
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	5:22	Becca Stevens
Step To It	19:52	Overtone Quartet
After You've Gone (Clarinetwork)	8:17	Anat Cohen
Jabula	5:08	Vusi Mahlasela
Things Behind the Sun	4:37	Brad Mehldau
Bonnie's Song	3:15	Raul Midón
Din Don Dan LIVE	1:14	Still Black, Still Proud
I Was Young When I Left Home	5:31	Jenny Scheinman
Zen Remix	3:34	Rokia Traoré
1981 (James Farm)	8:52	Joshua Redman
Mosaic Triad		Terri Lyne Carrington
ODJus Fitxadu	3:25	Idan Raichel
Victory! (Big Noise)	3:33	Street Drum Corps
The Wheel	7:01	Chris Potter
Zelie	2:04	Angélique Kidjo
Wari	4:16	Habib Koite
Trio Blues	4:16	John Scofield
You Are	7:10	The Bad Plus
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity	7:50	Vijay Iyer
Siboney (Notes From The Village)	8:22	Anat Cohen
Passport	5:27	Joe Lovano
Funky Good Time LIVE	0:50	Still Black, Still Proud
Move On Up feat. John Legend	3:46	Angélique Kidjo
Crazy Stuff	5:01	Tineke Postma
The Razor's Edge	6:18	Dave Holland
Next Generation	4:03	Raul Midón
Noubioto	3:43	Gangbé Brass Band
Solipsist	2:31	Kaki King
Prime Directive	7:46	Dave Holland
Television	7:07	Baaba Maal
Baby, I Love You feat. Dianne Reeves	3:10	Angélique Kidjo
Footprints	7:55	Wayne Shorter
RFK in the Land of Apartheid	4:10	Jason Moran
I'll Notice (Live)	6:03	Becca Stevens
Are We A Nation	3:58	Sweet Honey In The Rock
I'm a Soldier	1:33	John Scofield
Stand By Me	6:04	Playing For Change
Revolt (Big Noise)	3:53	Street Drum Corps
MSMW - Little Walter Rides Again	3:55	John Scofield
St. James Infirmary (Clarinetwork)	10:16	Anat Cohen
Red Winged Black Bird	2:56	Kathy Mattea
Batoumambe	4:13	Habib Koite
Song For Mia	4:53	Lizz Wright
Mr. PC ft. John Scofield (Guitars)	6:23	McCoy Tyner
Jho Avido	3:58	Dobet Gnahoré
The Jolly Seven / Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Irish Homecoming
Como El Viento	4:00	Depedro
Say It Loud LIVE	1:02	Still Black, Still Proud
Before the Snow	4:17	Tineke Postma
Náo Me Diga Adeus (All One)	2:47	Oscar Castro-Neves
Dakar Moon	3:15	Baaba Maal
African Cowboy	5:07	Richard Bona

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Two Parts in One (Live w/Calexico)	Depedro
*Are We A Nation?	Sweet Honey In The Rock
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Fé na Festa	Gilberto Gil
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Arinanara	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Move On Up	Angélique Kidjo
State of Mind on Late Show with David Letterman	Raul Midón
*Freedom	3 Cohens
Galang	Vijay Iyer
Freedom Dance	Dianne Reeves
Nature Boy	Kurt Elling Symphony
*Street Drum Corps	Street Drum Corps
La Memoria	Depedro
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
2010 Gilberto Gil interview	Gilberto Gil
*"Dounia" Music Video	Rokia Traoré
JAMES FARM Live at Jazz Standard	Joshua Redman
Prometheus Unbound	Wayne Shorter
Television	Baaba Maal
Como El Viento	Depedro
Live in Montreal	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Let There Be Peace	Sweet Honey In The Rock
*Cape Town Jazz Festival	Dave Holland
Vusi and Friends	Vusi Mahlasela
Malaika with Luxembourg Philhormonic Orchestra	Angelique Kidjo Symphony
*Resignation	Brad Mehldau
I'm In Love Again	Dianne Reeves
Comanche	Depedro
When You Know EPK	Dianne Reeves
Sound Prints EPK	Joe Lovano
*One Love - LIVE	Playing For Change
*Corcavado	Oscar Castro-Neves
Spark of Being EPK	Dave Douglas
*Tineke Postma Quartet	Tineke Postma
*Radio Music Society Trailer	Esperanza Spalding
Imagine	Playing For Change
*Live at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Festival	Sing the Truth!
The Mooch	3 Cohens
Altan with the RTE Concert Orchestra	Altan Symphony
*Jump Up	Jason Moran
The View from Blue Mountain	Dave Douglas
*Over Shadow Hill Way	Wayne Shorter
N'teri	Habib Koite
Makoti	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Al Jazeera Interview	Omara Portuondo
The First Noel	Cherish The Ladies: Celtic Christmas
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem	Jenny Scheinman
Altan on Balcony TV	Altan
I'll Play The Blues For You	Jason Moran
Mr. PC with John Scofield	McCoy Tyner
Dakar Moon	Baaba Maal
The Pace Report Interview	Saxophone Summit
*"The Gate" EPK	Kurt Elling
*Compass EPK	Joshua Redman
Esperanza Spalding at the Nobel Prize Ceremony	Esperanza Spalding
Joe Master Class Video	Joe Lovano
Sound Prints EPK	Dave Douglas
*Treachery	Overtone Quartet
Sittin' In The Middle	Raul Midón
Say Africa (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concer	Vusi Mahlasela
Never Stop EPK	The Bad Plus
Stand By Me	Playing For Change
Traveler's Blessing (Live)	Becca Stevens
Live at Montreux	Sing the Truth!
Depedro - CNN	Depedro
Altan - Cití na gCumann - Gradam Ceoil	Altan
Live Clips 2008	Rokia Traoré
*Altan with the RTE Orchestra	Altan
PFC Foundation	Playing For Change
Hot Brass	Richard Bona
Afirika (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concert)	Angélique Kidjo
*Blackstaff Sessions	Cherish The Ladies
Folk Art EPK	Joe Lovano
*"Song for Sidiki" at the Barbican	Jenny Scheinman
Fire Waltz	Jason Moran
Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)	Brad Mehldau
Live Trailer	Playing For Change
Techari Live	Ojos De Brujo
*The Wheel	Chris Potter
*"Polliwog" Live at Jazz Standard	James Farm
EPK	Youssou N'Dour
Red Winged Blackbird	Kathy Mattea
*Bird Songs EPK	Joe Lovano
Motherless Child	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Rokia Traoré Live 2009	Rokia Traoré
Dos Gardenias	Omara Portuondo
John Scofield Quartet - Steeplechase	John Scofield
Black Gold	Esperanza Spalding
*Live at Jazz Standard	Anat Cohen
Bone Chaos at the Castle	Kaki King
Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2010	Dobet Gnahoré
Ella's Song	Sweet Honey In The Rock
*Live in Tokyo	Terri Lyne Carrington
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
*Kathy Mattea EPK 2011	Kathy Mattea
Cherish The Ladies & Friends with the RI Philharmo	Cherish The Ladies Symphony
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