Living Darfur
Living Darfur is a 2007 song by the British band Mattafix , released by the record label EMI Music , as part of the campaign of the same name by the global network “Save Darfur” - a group of over 180 non-governmental organizations . The song is the first single from the second Mattafix album Rhythms & Hymns , which was released on November 12th of the same year.
background
The physical single for the song was released in German-speaking countries on October 19, 2007. In Great Britain it was first published on September 16, 2007, the “International Day for Darfur”, and has since acted as the “anthem” of the international aid campaign for Darfur . The maxi CD also contains the corresponding music video and a remix of the song.
The shooting of the music video was sponsored u. a. by Mick Jagger . All proceeds from the sale of the single go to the aid organizations Oxfam and Crisis Action as well as to the international “Save Darfur” network.
In the intro of the video, Matt Damon appears holding up signs saying Stop The Killing - Ceasefire Now . Another introversion was filmed with the Anglican Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu (Stop The Conflict - Ceasefire Now - Don't Look Away) , which will be broadcast on appropriate occasions (depending on the target audience). Other artists who support the Living Darfur song project are George Clooney , Don Cheadle , Fergie , will.i.am , John Legend , Mark Knopfler , Sadie Frost and Tom Stoppard .
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The song is intended to draw attention to the Darfur conflict and the associated humanitarian catastrophe ( crimes against humanity , war crimes , genocide ), to motivate people to donate and is also aimed at politicians and the United Nations (UN) so that they intervene in Sudan .
The music was recorded in South Africa together with the South African Kwaito musician and producer Sello "Chicco" Twala . The video for the song was shot in a refugee camp in eastern Chad , on the border with Darfur ; it is considered to be the first music video produced by international artists in a war zone. The video shows mostly impressive scenes from the refugee camp.
The cover for Living Darfur was designed by British artist and Turner Prize winner Chris Ofili .
So far, the song reached the German, Swiss and Austrian charts with rather low positions in the first few weeks. However, it was represented in the hit lists in several countries, in Italy it even reached number 2.
Track list
Maxi CD
- Living Darfur (Single Version)
- Living Darfur (Desert Eagle Discs Remix)
- Video: Living Darfur
Individual evidence
- ↑ savedarfur.org ( memento of the original from September 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b cineplexx.at ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Mattafix - Big City Comeback. (Interview with Mattafix, Micc Brunner, November 3, 2007)
- ^ Darfur Music Video Hopes to Open Eyes . ecorazzi.com, October 3, 2007
- ↑ undercover.com.au ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Mattafix Travel To Darfur For New Single. (Daniel Zugna, September 20, 2007)
- ↑ Video Mattafix Official YouTube Channel
- ↑ mattafix.emi-artistes.com ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chart tracking from Living Darfur ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. musicline.de, accessed February 18, 2008
- ↑ Living Darfur in the Austrian hit parade austriancharts.at, accessed February 18, 2008
- ↑ Living Darfur in the Swiss hit parade hitparade.ch, accessed February 18, 2008
- ↑ livingdarfur.com ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Subpage "Save Darfur"
- ↑ a b c livingdarfur.com ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "Mattafix" subpage
- ^ Living Darfur in the Italian hit parade italiancharts.com, accessed February 18, 2008
