Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people.
Our primary focus is to record and film musicians performing in their natural environments and combine their talents and cultural power in innovative videos we call Songs Around The World.
Creating these videos motivated us to form the Playing For Change Band—a tangible, traveling representation of our mission, featuring musicians met along our journey, and establish the Playing For Change Foundation—a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building music and art schools for children around the world.
Through these efforts we aim to create hope and inspiration for the future of our planet.
Featured Video
This song was co-written by Mermans Mosengo and my brother, Greg Johnson, a few years ago while we were on tour with the PFC Band. The simple message and anthemic chorus made me really excited to record it as a PFC Song Around The World. We started under the hot African sun in the village of Lukala in the Congo and we added musicians wherever we traveled for the past few years until we finally added the final piece with Grandpa Elliott playing …
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Playing for Change, that's the way music was meant to be.
- Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
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The idea is to show people enough different cultures using music to uplift themselves, so that we can see the connections we all have.
- Mark Johnson (Co-Founder of PFC)
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It warms my heart to be involved in another Playing For Change album.
- Keb' Mo'
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Playing for Change, man all my life I've been putting out love, but not like that.
- Grandpa Elliott (PFC Musician)
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It is always an honor and a privilege to collaborate with Playing For Change. This organization elevates the world with music, and inspires me to be a better human.
- Sara Bareilles
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Creating Positive Change Through Music and Arts Education
The Playing For Change Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing music and arts education to unprivileged children around the world. We've created 15 music programs across 11 countries, reaching over 2,000 students every week, thanks to your support.
15
Music Programs Created
2000+
Students Enrolled
15k
Lives Impacted
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
