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Björk recently returned from the region of Banda Aceh in Indonesia to view some of UNICEF's work with children affected by the Asian tsunami in 2004. The trip was organised to follow up on the release of Army of Me, which was released as a benefit record for UNICEF.
Björk says that nothing could have prepared her for what she saw, as the the devestation was so great, that words escape her to describe it. A small travelogue is here on the UNICEF site.
www.unicef.org.uk/press/pho...allery.asp
Army of Me was based on the song of the same name released by Björk, but this time around in the various interpretation of other musicians and fans alike. The record has accumulated over 250.000 GBP, and continues to do so, as long as it is bought. So go for it if you have not already, everthing counts.
Björk says that nothing could have prepared her for what she saw, as the the devestation was so great, that words escape her to describe it. A small travelogue is here on the UNICEF site.
www.unicef.org.uk/press/pho...allery.asp
Army of Me was based on the song of the same name released by Björk, but this time around in the various interpretation of other musicians and fans alike. The record has accumulated over 250.000 GBP, and continues to do so, as long as it is bought. So go for it if you have not already, everthing counts.
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"Björk is just back from Banda Aceh in Indonesia, the closest major city to the epicentre of the 2004 tsunami. She was taken there by Unicef as a goodwill ambassador, although she likes to think that it is as "a mother from Iceland" and, more generally, "a human being" that she has the most to offer. In Unicef's London headquarters the dim, late afternoon light pools on her face. "I'm trying to find words for what I saw," she says. "I think it'll take another month. It hasn't quite sunk in yet."
read the rest of the interview in The Guardian:
www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fea...9,00.html
