Grizzly Bear, Twin Shadow and Solange Knowles collaborate for charity single
16 March 2011, 13:18
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Chris Taylor (he of Grizzly Bear / Terrible Records fame), Solange Knowles and Twin Shadow have teamed up with charity organisation RAIN (Replenish Africa Initiative) to release a ‘donate to download’ fundraising music track and accompanying video.
The concept behind RAIN is to “bring together business, local government, NGOs and committed individuals to tackle the problem of access to water and sanitation in Africa”. At the time of writing, the track has so far raised $784 towards the charity. Head over here to make a donation to the cause.
Check out the track, along with a short ‘making of’ documentary below.
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