Playing For Change London Debut 09

Global phenomenon Playing For Change makes London Debut at Southbank Centre

Tuesday 8 December, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm, Tickets £22.50 £20 £17.50

From Street To Stage...World's Most Famous Street Musicians And Special Guests To Be Joined By London Buskers at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall.

On Tuesday 8 December 2009, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall plays host to Playing For Change, a live concert featuring original artists, including Grandpa Elliot, from producer Mark Johnson's inspired project. This project of filmed and recorded performances by street musicians from all over the world, was edited together to form seamless versions of internationally renowned standards such as Ben E. King's Stand By Me, Bob Marley's One Love and Peter Gabriel's Biko.

There will be a number of special guests joining the musicians on stage. In addition, the support on the night will come from the winner and two runners up of London Mayor, Boris Johnson and Transport for London's busking initiative Rhythm of London.

The brainchild of Grammy-winning music producer and engineer Mark Johnson, the Playing for Change project began a decade ago, and its original YouTube clip has had 14 million views around the world, leading to the special CD/DVD package Playing For Change - Songs Around the World, which became a Top Ten US album in 2009. It saw contributions from artists like Bono and American blues musician Keb' Mo' and also features the original musicians, including Grandpa Elliot, a supremely talented blues musician from New Orleans, steel guitarist Roberto Luti from Livorno, Italy and drummer Junior Kissangwa Mbouta from Kinshasa, Congo.
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