Tom Johnston Portrait

Tom Johnston

John Mc Fee Portrait

John McFee

Patrick Simmons Portrait

Patrick Simmons

Char Portrait

Char

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Clarence Bekker

D Chandrajit Portrait

D. Chandrajit

HIRAIDAI Portrait

HIRAIDAI

Denis Lisboa Portrait

Denis Lisboa

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James Gadson

Juan Carlos Portillo Portrait

Juan Carlos Portillo

Lara Johnston Portrait

Lara Johnston

Los Pinguos Portrait

Los Pinguos

Adrian Buono Portrait

Adrian Buono

Massamba Diop Portrait

Massamba Diop

Mermans Mosengo portrait

Mermans Mosengo

Nicola Hakim Portrait

Nicola Hakim

Rajhesh Vaidhya portrait

Rajhesh Vaidhya

Roots Gospel Voices of Mississippi Portrait

Roots Gospel Voices of Mississippi

Tarek Ayoubi Portrait

Tarek Ayoubi

Titi Tsira Portrait

Titi Tsira

Listen to the Music, by Tom Johnston (featuring The Doobie Brothers, Ellis Hall, Rajhesh Vaidhya, Roots Gospel Voices of Mississippi, Char, and HIRAIDAI).
In music as in life, the things that make us different make us stronger. All the various instruments, tones, perspectives and cultures in this recording combine to create a new version of this classic Song Around The World.
The idea was born a few years ago during breakfast at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in Australia. Our friend and drummer, Peter Bunetta, introduced me to Tommy Johnston of the Doobie Brothers and we talked about taking “Listen to the Music” around the world. We started the track with an acoustic guitar demo played to a click track and then added bass from Colombia, tablas, and veena from India, and then headed to the Redwood Forest in Northern California to record and film Tommy Johnston live outside. We then recorded and filmed Patrick Simmons and John Mcfee playing along to the track in a park in San Diego. The journey then continued throughout North and South America, Europe, The Middle East, Asia, and Africa. This final version features 30 musicians from 12 countries united through their love of music.
-Mark Johnson, PFC Co-Founder<a href="https://d1bxnw4yi2rcwu.cloudfront.net/uploads/pdfs/Lyrics-and-Chords/Listen-to-the-Music-Lyrics_chords.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a>
<a href="https://d1bxnw4yi2rcwu.cloudfront.net/uploads/pdfs/Lyrics-and-Chords/Listen-to-the-Music-Lyrics_chords.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lyrics and chords</a>

The Doobie Brothers

Ellis Hall

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Manu Chao

Carlton "Santa" Davis

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Zakir Hussain

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Tito Puente Jr.

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Carlos Santana

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Becky G

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John Paul Jones

Stephen Perkins

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Black Pumas

Slash

The Pocket Queen

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Sara Bareilles

Chris Pierce

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Taj Mahal

Ben Harper

Rosanne Cash

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Rhiannon Giddens

Baaba Maal

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"Peace Train" featuring Yusuf / Cat Stevens | Song Around The World

Kurt Cobain

Citizen Cope

Come As You Are

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Come As You Are | Song Around The World

Stevie Wonder

Aloe Blacc

Sheila E.

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Peter Gabriel

Yo-Yo Ma

Biko

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Bob Marley

Keith Richards

Peter Tosh

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Mwamba Mongala

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Kinshasa

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Africa Mokili Mobimba | Song Around The World

Natalia Lafourcade

Leon Gieco

Susana Baca

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Nico Bereciartúa

Instrumental

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Audion | Song Around The World

Buena Vista Social Club

Latin

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Roberto Luti

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Andrew Tosh

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"Mama Africa" featuring Andrew Tosh & I-Taweh | Song Around The World

Bunny Wailer

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"Soul Rebel" featuring Bunny Wailer & Manu Chao | Song Around The World

The Band

Robbie Robertson

Ringo Starr

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The Weight featuring Robbie Robertson and Ringo Starr | Song Around The World

Stephen Marley

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Redemption Song | Song Around The World

Enzo Buono

Latin Music

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Satchita | Song Around The World

John Lennon

The Beatles

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Imagine | Song Around The World

Joseíto Fernández

Jackson Browne

Guajira-son

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Guantanamera | Song Around The World

Grandpa Elliott

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United | Song Around The World

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Kool & the Gang

Soul

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Celebration | Song Around The World

David Hidalgo

Reggae

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Clandestino | Song Around The World

Imagine Dragons

Venice Beach

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Love | Song Around The World

Grateful Dead

Jerry Garcia

Jimmy Buffett

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Ripple | Song Around The World

The Rolling Stones

Mick Jagger

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Gimme Shelter | Song Around The World

Los Lobos

Cesar Rosas

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La Bamba | Song Around The World

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Higher Ground | Song Around The World

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Agadez

Ahoulaguine Akaline | Song Around The World

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