Editors Pick
Christopher Hedge - The New Heroes
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Named and inspired from a four-part PBS documentary hosted by Robert Redford, “The
New Heroes” is an inspiring look at the globe’s social entrepreneurs whether its folks
who rescue brutalized and enslaved children in India, the introduction of a low-cost
manual water pump in Kenya that doubled the yield of a small farm, Egyptian schools
for the disabled, and a Bangladesh bank whose billion dollars worth of loans to millions
of poor families required no collateral. As interesting as the documentary is, the
soundtrack is just as fascinating. Hedge wore binaural microphones in his ears so that
as he travels he can record things exactly as he hears them. The album is a merging
between traditional folk-rock and worldbeat and truly is the perfect soundtrack for such
an illuminating series.
- J-Sin