Songs from the East Village

When sorting through the many issues around immigration and globalization it is nice to be able to highlight the small things that make it seem worthwhile.

The East Village Community School in New York City is selling a CD, as an arts fundraiser, of songs performed by its students. The songs and musicians have roots that span the globe, from Mauritius to Tibet to Spain to Ireland to name just a few.

The CD in $15 and you can order it from the School’s website.

NPR’s Weekend Edition had a nice article on the parent driven project: