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NO MORE

This is a present for you guys,
A brief moment to think and to take a part in this show called life.

NO MORE (Eddy Vedder & Ben Harper live on stage)"
No more innocents dying
No more terrorizing
No more eulogizing
No more evangelizing
No more presidents lying"

BODY OF WAR

This is a double-CD compilation of songs curated by Iraq war veteran Tomas Young.
Many artists like Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Roger Waters and Rage Against The Machine worked in this project. Ben Harper is on the compilation with two song, “Black rain” and “No More” with Eddie Vedder.
Tomas Young was a soldier who became disabled during his mission in Iraq, the documentary and the compilations that tell about this story represent a clear message of peace to say STOP THE WAR. The proceeds will be donate to the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW).

Sometime we need just the courage of one’s convinctions



Questo è la doppia compilations curata dal veterano della guerra in Iraq Tomas Young. Molti artisti come Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Roger Waters e i Rage Against The Machine hanno collaborato a questo progetto. Ben Harper è in questa compilations con due canzoni “Black rain” e “No More” con Eddie Vedder.
Tomas Young era un soldato rimasto disabile durante la sua missione in Iraq. Il documentario e la compilations che raccontano questa storia rappresentano un chiaro messaggio di pace per dire STOP ALLA GUERRA. Il ricavato della vendita sarà donato all’ associazione Iraq Against the War (IVAW).

A volte abbiamo solo bisogno del coraggio delle nostre convinzioni

SANREMO: AT THE ITALIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL AN UNEXPECTED GUEST

At the last edition of the Italian Music Festival in Sanremo Ben Harper was an unexpected guest came with Jovanotti. Even the showman, who has never heard about Ben Harper before, was surprised to see him singing with Jovanotti. We don't want to discuss about why a showman and artdirector who organised a music festival doesn't know an artist really important as Ben Harper. Is it possible to do this kind of job if you don't know anything about music and the new music trend? Unbelievable!!!! We just want to say: That's crazy!

L'ultima edizione del Festival di Sanremo ha inaspettatamente ospitato, grazie a Lorenzo Jovanotti, Ben Harper. Lo stupore generale è stato evidenziato dal fatto che lo stesso Pippo Baudo, che non sapeva nemmeno chi fosse il personaggio, è rimasto di stucco. La domanda è questa: come è possibile che un conduttore dell'esperienza di Baudo da sempre attivo nel settore musicale non conosca un personaggio come il nostro Ben? Ma roba da matti!!!!!

Ben: From Claremont to Arezzo

What do Claremont and Arezzo have in common? Nothing, you could say!

But next summer we are going to build a long bridge from Tuscany to California!
In fact in Claremont was born Ben Harper.
Located 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, Claremont is best known for its tree-lined streets, historic buildings, and college campuses. And so Claremont, such as Arezzo, is a particular green city where the community that provides a wide range of programs and services for all age groups, preserves a full range of housing opportunities, and supports a variety of thriving commercial and industrial centers.

In Claremont Ben starts to play guitar in the back side of his grandfather music shop called Folk Music Center.

Now the old music shop is became a popular music shop where you can find all kind of musical instruments coming all over the world.


But Arezzo?
Ben will come to Tuscany city, exactly on the 25th of July, for a particular concert, the “Play Arezzo Art Festival 08”, during his Italian concert tour started in Sanremo with Jovanotti.
In Arezzo Ben will play in the Fortezza Medicea’s Park. You can already buy your ticket on the site www.bookingshow.com .





And so, for a night, Arezzo will be American city.


Cosa hanno in comune Arezzo e Claremont? Niente direte voi!
Ma la prossima estate la ridente cittadina californiana e la città toscana saranno unite da un lungo ponte grazie a Ben Harper!
Il cantante statunitense farà tappa proprio ad Arezzo durante il suo tour estivo in Italia!!!!!
La serata, sviluppata all'interno del "Play Arezzo art Festival 08", sarà ospitata nella bellissima fortezza Medicea. I biglietti sono già disponibili al sito http://www.bookingshow.com/.

Ma Claremont?
Come Arezzo è una città verde dove i cittadini e le istituzioni fanno di tutto per sviluppare la creatività e il senso d'iniziativa dei propri cittadini! Ancora oggi nella cittadina californiana è presente il vecchio negozio del nonno di Ben, il "Folk Music Center", dove oggi è possibile trovare strumenti provenienti da tutte le parti del mondo! ( Che figata )!!!!!!!!

Quindi la prossima estate Arezzo diventerà un pò statunitense e magari gli aretini faranno capolino a Claremont durante le sudate ferie estive!!!!

ABOUT US

Ladies and Gentlemen we are glad to introduce to you three totally silly guys who will drive you through Ben Harper’s World: Anto, Nico and Dony.

Just to be clear, we are three not because it’s the perfect number but because if Ben Harper says …
…”I can change the world with my own two hands” …
We can hope to make something …“with our own three heads” …(even if we cannot guarantee our mental faculties).
If you have any questions, if you have any doubts or if you want to discuss with us anything about Ben Harper you are welcome.

If you want to wipe out some of us we have to remind you this is not Big Brother so don’t try to phone the web master to decide who has to leave the house even if you are looking for Nico’s phone number to have a romantic and hot weekend with him.

Well, a present for you:

“I believe in a few things God the devil and love because I've looked up from the bottom and I've stared down from above…”
Ground and Down (Fight for your mind 1995)

...HERE WE GO!

DONA

“Searching for an answer
Where the question is unseen I don't know where you came from and I don't know where you've gone”
Ben Harper “Amen Omen” (Diamonds on the inside)


This is a good point to start. I know it doesn’t explain anything and it says everything at the same time but it is just to explain why Ben Harper and not someone else. Well, because sometimes my mind meets some obstacles which stand in the way of my dreams and It needs to find another route to escape….why not a song…..How many voices have you got inside? How many times have you found in a song the only way to give shape to your thoughts?
“I don’t know where you came from and I don’t know where you’ve gone” says Ben Harper in a song…..It doesn’t matter, just say whatever you want to say, find it, we’ll be here to share it. Sounds good, doesn’t it?

E’ un buon punto per iniziare….lo so che questo verso in fondo dice tutto e nulla allo stesso tempo ma era giusto per spiegare perchè Ben Harper e non altri. Bhe perchè avvolte la mente incontra degli ostacoli nella via dei sogni e ha bisogno di trovare nuove strade per evadere....perchè non una canzone....... quante voci hai dentro di te......quante volte hai trovato in una canzone l’unica strada per dare forma ad un pensiero.......
I don’t know where you came from and I don’t know where you’ve gone…..scrive Ben Harper in una canzone …..bhe non ha importanza, dì qualsiasi cosa tu voglia dire, trovala, siamo qui per condividerlo. Sounds good.