Focolare Movement

Gen Verde: Music Made To Be Played

Jan 20, 2014

The band’s 66th album: 14 tracks and an instrumental piece. Its message is human relationships, inclusion, hope, dignity and peace.

Nancy from USA: Music Made To Be Played” began to take shape during evenings spent with thousands of people, most of them young, who visited our studio in Loppiano, Italy during the past two years. Alessandra from Italy: “The songs speak of today’s challenges; the desire to lift up the world;  the power of love that lies in each one of us and is capable of changing lives and history.” Colomba from Korea: “This new album includes the concert we are currently using on tour, along with new pieces that have emerged from the enriching encounters we have had with so many people over the past two years.” “The challenges of today are given centre stage,” says Adriana from Brazil. “They’re presented in a clear and positive light. We focus on human relations, integration, suffering and fear of diversity, hope for a peaceful future. In other words: daily life.” Gen Verde Band: 21 artists and professionals from 13 countries, each with her own cultural diversity that contributes to the band’s unique message. Over the past 47 years they have given more than 1400 shows, between workshops, concerts and educational workshops in hundreds of tours in Europe, Asia and North and South America. What is the purpose of the band? Raiveth from Panama answered: “To contribute to a global culture of peace, dialogue and unity through art.”

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