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Onto a CD! In Toronto, there are a few very talented musicians, who for whatever reason are homeless or need charity, so they play on street corners. In particular I can think of one young man with no legs or fore-arms, banging away at a Casio keyboard on a wagon, and doing a really good job of it too.
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the idea is to scout for some basically good street talent (not buskers, but people in need of donations), and burn a CD. The artists get a cut, obviously, but most of the money made selling the CDs would go to the missions or other related-charities so that even those who are not musically gifted could see an improvement in lifestyle (I'm a realist, okay, I know it would not be a big improvement). The same thing could also be done with the street-side artists, although I feel that that's been baked already somewhere.
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didn't the "subway elvis" do this already? |
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Baked. Most of the sreet musicians in NY seem to be hawking their own CDs. |
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Seems like having a third party "select" only the Finest music from the street would add credibility to the artists and introduce them to a wider audience. |
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Agreed, [polartomato]. I'm thinking more about the people who play for money for a coffee (or whatever), not people who play with the hopes of launching a career, etc. If you can afford to make your own CDs of your own music, you probably don't qualify to be on this one. |
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The only problem I have with the idea is: Who gets to decide which charities benefit? |
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