Playing For Changes Builds a Microcosm of Peace

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Playing For Change

Saturday January 21, 2012

From Minnesota Public Radio

Building a microcosm of peace through music
By: Marianne Combs

Mark Johnson is bent on changing the world through music.

The award winning music producer and film director is the creator of the “Playing for Change” project, in which musicians from diverse backgrounds come together to create inspiring musical recordings.

Last night I had the pleasure of talking with Johnson after a screening of his documentary “Playing for Change: Peace through Music” in MPR’s UBS Forum. Johnson said the idea for the project came from a desire to break through traditional boundaries.

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