ONE Music: Chris Berry and Panjea
Born in California, Chris Berry moved to Africa at 18, where he studied the music, immersed himself in the culture and became a highly respected musician. Soon he was selling out stadiums and has now sold more than a million albums.
We are thrilled that Chris Berry, and his band Panjea, have decided to donate their song “911″ as this week’s installment of the ONE Music series.
Click here to listen to “911″ on the ONE Podcast page.
“As a young boy I was touched by the music and therefore the spirit of Africa. It lifted my life from meaninglessness into meaning.
When I was finally old enough to journey to Africa I found a place of
wealth and richness not the place of poverty and despair I was told it was. Yes there was suffering and material poverty but I was more
struck by the wealth of spirit that exuded through all of the physical
and material hardship.
I am reminded of this undefeatable spirit every time I hear African
music. It is time to work together to help lift the burden and let
Africa sing its song to the world. A song that can lead us all to a
new kind of freedom. A freedom in knowing the spirit can never be
defeated.”
Chris Berry
http://www.chrisberry.net/
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