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Robert Plant and Tinariwen join Red Cross album project
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 10 December 2015
Robert Plant and Tinariwen have recorded exclusive tracks for the British Red Cross album project ‘The Long Road’, it has been announced.
As previously reported, Scroobius Pip, Kindness and Sierra Leone All Stars were announced as contributors to the record in June, all three teaming up with refugees to write songs about their experiences.
Plant has recorded a cover of Elbow’s ‘The Blanket Of Night’, which tells the story of refugees attempting a treacherous journey to seek asylum in the UK. Tinariwen, whose founder Ibrahim Ag Alhabib fled Mali as a child, have recorded a new track called ‘Silence’.
“We have a worldwide international catastrophe”, says Plant of current refugee crises. “Talking about it is one thing, doing something about it is another. The position we are in, it’s paramount we all do our best one way or another to help”.
Alex Fraser of the British Red Cross adds: “We are very excited to have Robert Plant and Tinariwen on board for the album – inspirational artists who through the power of their music, can help to tell the story of the long and dangerous road that many refugees and asylum seekers have travelled. We hope that the album will help us to break through to new audiences and in turn raise funds to help people find protection and rebuild their lives”.
Find out more about the project here, or watch this short intro video:
