Song for Africa – Rwanda: Rises Up!

Song for Africa - Rwanda: Rises Up!
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJune 15, 2010
RecordedEarly 2010
GenreFolk, folk rock, alternative rock, hip hop
Length45:22
LabelSong for Africa

Song for Africa – Rwanda: Rises Up! is a Canadian charity album by the Song for Africa organization. The album is an accompanying soundtrack to the charity fund's latest Rwanda documentary which documents the visit to Rwanda by the Canadian super group of Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat, Tim Edwards of Crash Parallel, Sarah Slean, Damhnait Doyle and John-Angus MacDonald of the Trews. Other Canadian artists featured on the album include Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent, Operation M.D., Classified, Luke McMaster, Mike Boyd, White Mic and Grand Analog.

The album was recorded in early 2010, and was released on iTunes only on June 15, 2010, following the release of the documentary on June 12, 2010.[1]

Track listing

No.TitlePerforming artistLength
1."1000 Bananas"Steve Bays3:04
2."Beautiful"Tim Edwards3:10
3."Komera"Damhnait Doyle3:10
4."Not for Sale"Sarah Slean3:50
5."Canada to Kigali"Damhnait Doyle, Tim Edwards, Sarah Slean, Steve Bays and Grand Analog3:53
6."Trying to Make It Work"Classified, Mike Boyd and White Mic4:01
7."Land of a Thousand Hills"Ian D'Sa and Noble Blood3:36
8."Carry You"Luke McMaster4:30
9."We Stand"The Operation M.D.2:57
10."Yearning" (Instrumental)John-Angus MacDonald3:38
11."Amazing Grace"Damhnait Doyle, Tim Edwards, Sarah Slean and Steve Bays3:56

References

  1. ^ Young, Kevin. "Rwanda Rising Up Album And Doc Features Hot Hot Heat, Billy Talent, Operation MD, And More". samaritanmag.com. samaritanmag.com. Retrieved 11 November 2014.