Musicians from across the world have united in their call for the immediate release of Schapelle Corby. A new portal, 'Artists for Schapelle' has also been launched, with the intention of providing a showcase for the rapidly expanding international movement.
Recording artists, both new and established, have been contributing original songs to the project for some time. The new site brings together musicians from across the world, including the US, UK and Australia. Their combined objective is to increase awareness of Schapelle Corby's increasingly desperate plight, and campaign for her release.
Emily Clarke of Artists for Schapelle told XenoxNews: "In just a few weeks some incredible new songs have been contributed. We have Tara Hack's Dylan-like confrontation with Kevin Rudd. We have Holly Wilson's absolutely beautiful cry from the soul. And we have a stunning rock anthem from an outstanding band, Sex in the Desert. Something important is happening here. As has happened so often in the past, music is reacting to injustice and suffering, and is refusing to walk away from it."
She continued: "An innocent woman is being crushed, and her health is failing rapidly. We are running out of time. But music is starting to speak for her: it is telling the world about the injustice, the abuse of human rights, and Schapelle's terrible suffering. Music is talking for her, and increasing numbers from across the world are listening."
The launch of the portal has also made Schapelle Corby the first Australian to be the biggest worldwide buzz on Twitter. News of the site launch spread rapidly, and the buzz was such that it became the most popular topic discussed across the Twitter international network: http://www.artistsforschapelle.com/twitter.html. This was despite the Australian media never having covered the music for Schapelle movement in any mainstream channel or publication.
Music critic Jan Felding commented: "Some of these tracks are actually classics. They are worldwide internet hits already, but they are surely destined for mainstream public appreciation. What is happening is fascinating, as it seems to be the beginnings of the sort of global music driven movement we haven't seen for many years. I can definitely see increasing numbers of established artists contributing songs and offering their support."
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Artists for Schapelle:
The new Artists for Schapelle portal provides free MP3s of all the songs, in addition to high definition videos. See http://www.artistsforschapelle.com
New Artists:
The Artists for Schapelle platform is open to all genres of music. Artists willing to contribute or help are asked to make contact via the Artists for Schapelle website.
Marcus Sherrington
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Some of that stuff is excellent, especially the rock band. It's way past time to bring her home. What do they want? To bring her home dead in a box? Is that what they want? How much more suffering must she go through, she has already cracked completely. I find it disgusting that she has just been left there, and is so sick, while the media have smeared and lied about her to shift the agenda away from her and fool people into thinking she deserves such barabarity. It stinks. Yeh, dead right - Free Schapelle. And free her now. |
skippy
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i do not see what a music service can influence the free of schapelle? her sister mercedes made a couple of million dollars from courtcases about her sister so she easily can spend some of the money to hire the best possible consultants how to free her! but mercedes prefers to visit the jail with a 5 dollar bunch of flowers instead! every country has strickt rules. why did she confirm to the authority that the drugs were hers? she was only uncomfortable when she realized that the bribe money was not there anymore!!!! it could be stolen by her step brother who was with her but did not have enough money for the holiday in Bali. |
Name Withheld - for fear of reprisal in Australia
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The comments of "skippy" are ridiculous. Are they a part of the opinion-management conspiracy in Australia regarding Corby? Or has he/she been duped like most Australians? Corby was convicted, not because the prosecution proved guilt, but because she could not prove her innocence. As an Australian, I am ashamed at the role of the Australian Government, and I am ashamed of people like "skippy" who write in spite or in ignorance, presumably never having read the transcript of the trial. |
Nico
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The likes of 'Skippy' show Australia in a terrible light. The media just feed lies into their pathetic empty heads, and they swallow it. Americans like that girl in the photograph would laugh at them if it wasn't so tragic. They have no heart, no soul and no brain. |
Mukhta
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Its simple. Aussies fear Indoneseia. Every Aussie government - regardless of political persuasion - has sucked up to Indonesia. If they didn't do anything about the Aussie journos murdered by Indon soldiers in East Timor they won't do anything for Corby. |
Ricardovitz
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Dixie Nationhood status. What y'all goin thar fer anyways? That'd be like me goin ta Kenya wearin a Dixie Flag shirt. Thar's jest some places in this big 'ole world of ours that ain't fit fer civilized folks. I reckon if'n yer country is called "INDONESIA" it's probaly 'cuz thar's a bunch of looped-up wild injuns runnin 'round. |
