Love is the answer: Canadian young artists recording Haiti benefit single

According to this article in the Globe and Mail and this Facebook page, about 40 young Canadian artists met up in Vancouver to record K’naan’s Wavin’ Flag as a benefit single for Haiti.  Artists rumoured to be involved in the project include K’naan, Nelly Furtado, Feist, Bryan Adams, Emily Haines, Ron Sexsmith and Colin James, among others.

Oh my goodness, there are so many things that I love about this project!

1. Free the Children, War Child Canada, and World Vision Canada are all involved!
2. Group recordings are one of my favourite musical things.  I like thinking of Canadian artists as a big collaborative family!
3. I cannot count the number of times I’ve listened to K’naan’s Wavin’ Flag.  I can’t help singing along! It’s one of those rare catchy-but-inspirational songs.  If this new version of the song were released on a tape, I can guarantee I’d wear it out in record time. Luckily I’ll be listening to it on repeat on my iPod instead.