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This song was inspired by 1985's "We are the World" to encourage the community to come together in support of one another and to remind us that we can all make a difference. We believe that it is hard not to love people when you sing together and we hope this song will encourage people to raise their voice for their community.

Joined by an all-star line-up of Tacoma-area recording artists (Grammy winner Wanz, Grammy nominee QDot, The Voice's Vicci Martinez, Stephanie Anne Johnson, Nalini Krishnan, Jason Kertson, and Emily Randolph, and Caleb Jermaine, Torbjørn, and The Rogue Pianist), this song is part of an effort by the Tacoma Refugee Choir to build bridges through singing together.

Singing reminds us that our voice can help people around us feel safe, accepted, and loved. Singing together elicits powerful neurological and physiological responses in the body that modulate our mood, motivate us to action and engender trust. Every known culture on earth has a music tradition and music is rightly called the “International Language.” We aim to harness its unique power to positively contribute to conversations and to strengthen our community for all residents.

Our upcoming efforts include organized Community Sing-alongs and distributing the sheet music for this song freely to school choir directors.

About the TACOMA REFUGEE CHOIR:
Our mission is to uplift, inspire and unite through the transformative power of music. Begun in the fall of 2016, our aim is to bring together refugees, immigrants and allies who wish to support and understand the unique challenges faced by the newest members of our community. Music allows us to find common ground, build trust and foster hope.

We are a non-auditioned ensemble and have welcomed over 140 people to rehearsals with members born in over 20 different countries.

We are a 501(c)3 organization and more information about us can be found at refugeechoir.org.

lyrics

Everyone has a song
Something special that comes from deep within
If I sang you my song, would you hear me?
Everyone has a song
I hear you singing to me across the world
When you’re singing with me, I have no fear

CHORUS: We sing, we sing, we sing, we sing together
We sing, we sing, we sing in harmony.

RAP: We don’t have to agree to coexist
We can give compassion and kindness
Dissonance is just a form of harmony
Listening and respect is key
The world we live in is our choice
We don’t need to fight to make noise
It’s hard not to love people when you sing together
So let’s use our voice to make the world better.

Everyone has a gift
Something special that only you can give
And I believe that we’re better singing together.

CHORUS X2

credits

released October 3, 2017
Written by Erin Guinup and Stephanie Anne Johnson
with arranging by Nate Omdal and Kimberly StarKey

Executive Producer: Erin Guinup
Producer/Engineer: Torbjørn
Recorded at Pacific Studios in Tacoma, WA
Mastering: Robin Schmidt @ 24-96 Mastering

Vocals: Wanz, Vicci Martinez, Stephanie Anne Johnson, QDot, Nalini Krishnan, Jason Kertson, Emily Randolph, Caleb Jermaine and members of the Tacoma Refugee Choir
Piano: Kimberly StarKey "The Rogue Pianist"
Guitar: Dustin Blatnik
Bass: Jeff Leonard
Drums: Dalton Shotwell

Thank you to Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, South End Neighborhood Council of Tacoma, Tacoma Arts Commission and the Lincoln Revitalization District for their support as we strive to encourage members of our community to come together in song.

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