One Love: Human Interconnectedness

Went to see an amazing live music performance last night by Balkan Beat Box (BBB).

WOW. Beautiful music.

BBB in many ways embodies the idea of 'local to global'. Their music fuses sounds from so many different places, cultures and times. They perform all over the world. And their music deals with issues and themes faced in many places in the world - police brutality, constant war and how it can be ended, political violence and lack of freedom, interconnectedness of humans everywhere.

I am pasting some of their music below. Please check them out! Enjoy!


Part of the Glory:




Kabulectro:






War Again:




Political F***:

Pop culture moment: Whitney Houston, the Grammys, and Common's rap for LA

The video above is of famous hip hop artist Common (who performed for President Obama last year at the White House) rhyming some love for Los Angeles. I filmed the video at a Grammy after-party at the Conga Room in downtown Los Angeles.

The Grammy's are working on minimizing waste generation from their event and involving themselves in some environmentally sustainable practices to raise awareness about the need for such changes on the global scale. Click here for more information.  Also, please be sure to check in soon with green LA girl, where I will be posting an article on the Grammy Greening Summit, which I was able to attend.

Finally, here is a beautiful story on Zocalo Public Square about what Whitney Houston meant to a young lady of color growing up in South Los Angeles.

Peace and enjoy,

Nisha Namorando Vida
Local to Global Life Works founder/director