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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yusuf Islam travels to Indonesia this week to open a regional office for his humanitarian relief charity, Small Kindness, and will head a galaxy bill of local artists at a fundraising concert in Jakarta on 31st January to aid tsunami victims from the Aceh province.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mr Islam - formerly Cat Stevens - has composed a new song entitled, Indian Ocean, in response to the disaster which he recorded recently in collaboration with fellow musicians including AR Rahman, the prolific Indian composer/producer, Magne Furuholmen of A-Ha fame, and Travis drummer Neil Primrose. The single will be released next month to raise money for children orphaned by the earthquake.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Like everyone else, I was so shaken by the enormity of this human tragedy, and the song just came without effort. It is my contribution towards helping to rebuild the broken spirits of the victims of the disaster," said Mr Islam.
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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.yusufislam.org.uk/pressreleasejan05.shtml
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(Danke an Brian und Michelle von der intern. ML!)
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