JUST MUSIC - A BENEFIT ALBUM FOR JESUIT SOCIAL SERVICES

A multi-styled, multi-national, multi-award winning collection of musicians have put their hands up to be part of an innovative new album and donate a previously unreleased track or rare recording to help some of our most disadvantaged Australians.

They all contribute to a benefit album titled JUST MUSIC which marks the 35th anniversary of Jesuit Social Services. Waleed Aly, ABC Radio National Host, said "It's the easiest thing in the world to write people off. It takes no imagination, no courage, no effort. But to look at someone whose life has gone off track, and see that they aren't so different to you; that they just need someone to believe in and support them - and then to be that someone - that is heroic.'' 

Waleed joins an impressive line up of artists who are all showing their support of Jesuit Social Services, including Paul Kelly, Clare Bowditch, Xavier Rudd and many more. For the full list of artists and tracks on the album please see list below.

The benefit album will be launched on Sunday the 4th of March in The Famous Spiegeltent, at the Arts Centre, Melbourne. Artists off of the album who will be performing at the launch include Robot Child with Waleed Aly, David Bridie and the Sheilas, Jesse and Ella Hooper amongst others. To buy tickets to the launch (entry price includes a copy of the album) please visit www.jss.org.au.

The line up of musicians on the album speaks loudly for their support of Jesuit Social Services:

1. Waleed Aly - ABC Radio National host, The Age journalist, The Project panel member, social commentator and his band Robot Child
2. Paul Kelly - Australia's premier singer-songwriter with indigenous singer-songwriter Dave Arden and a new unreleased song about Indigenous soldiers and their World War I and II journey.
3. David Bridie and The Shelias, Rebecca Barnard, Monique Brumby and Kerry Simpson with their version of a disco classic
4. Etienne Dinanga - from the Congo, Etienne works with young people exiting custody at Brosnan Youth Services and has the voice of an angel.
5. Jesse and Ella Hooper - from Killing Heidi to national treasures
6. Clare Bowditch - our reigning soul/pop diva with her take on a Joni Mitchell song
7. Xavier Rudd - with members of legendary African reggae troupe Lucky Tube's backing
8. Bangs - Melbourne's own Sudanese hip hop superstar with over 6.5 million YouTube hits and a participant of Jesuit Social Services
9. Dan Sultan - critically acclaimed and multi-award winning young Indigenous soul singer
10. Blue King Brown - Sunshine based, funky and revolutionary and passionate supporters of social justice
11. Tjimba & The Yung Warriors and Coloured Stone - with a hip hop work out on a classic Indigenous rock song
12. Paradise Motel - who have supported Jesuit Social Services on a number of occasions following their involvement in the organisations' Support After Suicide program
13. The Painters and Dockers and The Flybz - old punk-rockers meet new world rappers
14. Pete Ewing - local upcoming singer songwriter
15. Angie Hart - backed by a Greek bouzoukis band with a version of a Bruce Springsteen classic

www.justmusic.org.au

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