‘Blessing and Burden’ journeys with musicians Veronica May and Lindsay White of The Lovebirds who, through their songs and stories, explore the unique role that music has played as they’ve learned to navigate the challenges bi-polar disorder throws into the paths of those whose lives it touches.

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Blessing and Burden: A Journey Into Resilience, Music And Mental Health

Singing a song about peace in your own language is one thing. It's never as powerful though as learning and singing a song from another culture, in another language. Musicians Cameron Powers and Kristina Sophia have dedicated their lives to exploring the power of music to deepen connection and relationships across man-made borders. Listen to Kristina telling the story of their visit to Iraq just a few weeks after the invasion of 2003, the friendships they made and the music and wisdom they shared.
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www.musicalmissionsofpeace.org

Amman, Baghdad And Cairo - A Musical Ambassador's ABC

In partnership with Coast Music Therapy, ‘Voices of Autism’ explores the path that music has woven through the lives of four young musicians on the autism spectrum. By highlighting the music and stories of these incredible young people and their families, ‘Voices of Autism’ seeks to move the listener beyond statistics to a space of deeper understanding, appreciation, and celebration of the gifts of individuals with autism and the unique role music plays in revealing their valuable voices.

For more information about music featured in 'Voices of Autism' please look here:
http://thesongstreamproject.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/music-featured-in-voices-of-autism/

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'Voices of Autism' - The SongStream Project

The SongStream Project is a mobile recording project that gathers and shares stories of everyday people by exploring the interwoven path of music and memory.

Mission
The mission of The SongStream Project is to gather and share stories of everyday people by exploring the interwoven path of music and memory in our lives. Through deliberately creating this space The SongStream Project aims to contribute to a culture of peace by exploring seemingly familiar themes through new lenses in order to encourage empathetic connections across communities, act as a catalyst for conversations that challenge stereotypes, help weave webs of relationships, strengthen human community and encourage new music and stories to emerge.

Description
The Songstream Project works with individuals and groups in order to create a space in which the music and stories of our lives can be explored and shared.

Music weaves its way through every twist and turn of our journeys through life. It provides the soundtrack for both our darkest and most shining days. It resonates, sustains and inspires. Music inspires stories and stories inspire music. The team at SongStream captures and shares the music and stories through the SongStream website and the audio documentaries we put together. While the way music is created and shared is unique to each setting, community and individual story, ultimately, music is the vehicle - the vehicle for opening conversation, reminding us of our memories, and connecting us to one another.

From the beginning, the vision of The SongStream Project has been that it uses a vintage Airstream trailer as the recording space. We are steadily working towards that dream.