set at the Wooly, a bar in lower Manhattan; the next day, Godrich and Yorke performed Atoms for Peace material at MOMA PS1, in Queens.
But when Mr. Syaghuswa and four other members of that Syracuse community take the stage of La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theater on Thursday to perform "Cry for Peace: Voices From the Congo," he will join a rich and wide-ranging chorus, one that over 20 years has included Native Americans from Kansas, Hmong women from Minnesota and disabled people from New Mexico.
I didn't have the privilege of knowing Andrew, although it's possible our paths crossed in September 2011, when Dean Obeidallah and I performed our Standup for Peace comedy show at Kenyon College.
Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo brings a message of peace to Damascus DAMASCUS, Syria, 30 July 2008 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo performed for the 2008 Damascus World Music Festival last week, delivering a message of peace, hope and protection for all children.
Last night about a dozen groups representing Arabs and Jews -- including Hassan Hakmoun and Frank London -- were scheduled to perform a free show for peace and solidarity at the Society for Ethical Culture in Manhattan.
Today's meditation features a mantra for peace performed by the Monks of Sherabling Monastery.
In addition, Emmanuel Jal, who fought as a child in Sudan's long-running civil war and is now an internationally acclaimed rap artist, attended the conference and performed a song calling for peace.
The event was both sober and fun-filled, with children leading the prayers for Peace and performing an explosive dance drama on the theme of non-violence and the need for unity in ending violence against children.
After "Cry for Peace," which was performed last month in Syracuse, will be "Secret Survivors," made up of adults who were victims of sexual abuse as children, and "Inside/Out... voices from the disability community".
Mr. Yorke put together Atoms for Peace in 2009 to perform songs from his solo album, "The Eraser".
