A song created via collaboration with over a hundred Puerto Rican's is poised to assist with bringing solar energy to over 13,000 folks currently still without power on the island. The song is “A Celebrar” and the team behind it is The Goodness Tour; a non-profit group who brings music and art to people facing adversity all over the world. Two months after the destruction of Hurricane Maria and Irma, the group travelled to Puerto Rico to work with kids and communities provoking artistic expression as a healing force through music and painting. It was in these initial efforts that an unexpected song was born through the voice of a man attending one of their classes. The team dropped everything to follow the birth of this special song in an incredible 3 month journey that weaved in vocalists and musicians from all across the Island. This incredible story resulted in a song and music video called “A Celebrar.” The Goodness Tour released this song on the island in Puerto Rico accompanied with an initiative to raise funds for a local Puerto Rican non-profit organization called Off Grid Relief, who are bringing solar power to homes still without electricity. The success of the song and it’s fundraising effort thus far, including the sale of several paintings by Goodness Tour painter Benjamin Swatez, raised enough money to bring solar power to 7 recipients, including the home of Mia Jordana; a 15 year old who is one of the key writers and singers of the song “A Celebrar.” Her family home had been without power for 130 days and were able to now flick on their lights thanks to Mia’s creativity. “A Celebrar” is an example of art into action. This powerful song born from the belly of adversity seeks to create joy, awareness and a solution to the many homes still in the dark across Puerto Rico. Help us raise more funds to bring light to families in great need all across Puerto Rico. Go to: THEGOODNESSTOUR.ORG where you can purchase the song and merchandise, or donate directly to OGR. Please share to bring awareness. Please donate to make a change. Thank you.

Donate below to Off Grid Relief to instantly help bring solar power to homes still in the dark in Puerto Rico.. https://www.gofundme.com/off-grid-relief Purchase the song on cdbaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thegoodnesstourband#.Wnq_f-reOhs.gmail Song available soon on all digital channels....Itunes, apple music, spotify etc.... Music Video Created by: Glen Shackley Project by: The Goodness Tour http://www.thegoodnesstour.org "A Celebrar" is a song born out of nature between mothers, fathers, teenagers and elderly from all across the Island of Puerto Rico. In the months following Hurricane Maria a multitude of Puerto Rican's from all walks of life volunteered hundreds of hours to write, sing, play and record this therapeutic song of positivity. A 19 year old young man from Aguada (Gabriel Alejandro) wrote and sings the 1st verse and bridge, a 15 year old girl from Cayey (Mia Jordana Nieves) wrote and sings the second verse, a family from Moca (The Medina Family) wrote and sings the Chorus, an elderly Choir from Caguas (Coro Bautista de Caguas) sings in the end along with Isreal Medina Velazquez who wrote and sings lead in the finale. And that's not all, nearly 100 other contributors partook in the creative process. The song became so beautiful that we were able to get the famous Astra Studio’s to open their doors for free and bring all of the contributors from around the Island to come sing and record their own written parts on the track. Everyone working entirely volunteer for the love and healing of expression. Songwriters: Gabriel Alejandro Mia Jordana Nieves Marcelo Medina Velazquez Yohel D. Velazquez Israel Medina Velázquez The Medina Family from Moca Luc Reynaud Glen Shackley Jose Che Perez Cordero Pastor Judith Yamil Martinez Francisco A. Pérez Vizcarrondo Alberto Nazario Angel David Mattos Randall Medina Sheila Rios Juan Gomez Benjamin Swatez Natasha Cortez Reinaldo Santiago III Francisco Zamora Abiezer Rodríguez Pratts Corinthians 13 And many more… Lead Vocals: Gabriel Alejandro Mia Jordana Nieves Israel Medina Velázquez Choir 1: (The Medina Family of Moca P.R.) Zulmarie Badillo Medina Karina Badillo Medina Xaymarie Badillo Medina Jeffrey Morales Medina Fabiola Morales Medina Rafael Medina Velázquez Sonia Medina Velazquez Marcelo Medina Velazquez Choir 2: Coro Bautista De Caguas Back up vocals: Sheila Rios Music Credits: Co-produced: Luc Reynaud, Randall Medina, Glen Shackley, Yamil Martinez, Francisco Zamora and Omar Silva. Mixed: Yamil Martinez Mastered: Esteban Piñero Mastering *Flamenco Guitar: Juan Carlos *Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Organ, Rhodes: Randall Medina *Piano: Angel David Mattos *Drumset: David L Rodríguez Feliciano *Tumbadoras, Panderos and Güiro: Jesus Cruz *Bongos, Cowbell and Panderos: Fernando Lopez *Cuatro PR and Tiple PR: Orlando Laureano *Electric Guitar: Glen Shackley *Acoustic Guitar: Obniel Medina Acevedo Single art: Titling: Artegrafiko Corp.  Image: Benjamin Swatez, Art director, taken from a Mural in Agueda with contributors of: Glen Taylor Shackley, Mei Ram, Yoel D. Velazquez, Sheila Rios, Paola Velazquez, Jenny Cruz Yerba Bruja. José Che Pérez Cordero. Carla Pedrogo Matos Sponsors: 1440 Multiversity Leah Sturges SouthernCat Astra Studios Chime In Seeds of Life

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SONG AND VIDEO COMING. FEBRUARY 7th 2018, 9:20AM AST Worldwide Release! How much good can a piece of art create? How much positive action can come through it’s experession? Help us find out. A song straight from the heart of Puerto Rico, where talent abounds and the strength of spirit amidst adversity is immeasurable. #prselevanta #puertorico ~ powerful video by Glen Taylor Shackley

The Goodness Tour painter Benjamin Swatez has been all over the world, creating murals in partnership with communities from the Congo to Nepal. In this short video he highlights why art is important to communities facing adversity and details how The Goodness Tour literally changed the landscape on our recent tour in Puerto Rico.

Internationally renowned artists from 12 countries, on their own dime and of their own volition, gathered in Puerto Rico to paint a memorial wall for the lives lost from Hurricane Maria. The wall, stretching 183 feet long sits next to the ocean in the the La Perla neighborhood a community just below the walls of old San Juan that was decimated by the storm. There will be an opening ceremony of the finished memorial wall this Wednesday November 21st at 4:30pm. The organizations behind the entire project, Omai and The Goodness Tour are inviting families of those passed to place a finger print on the wall commemorating their lost loved ones. “We want the families of loved ones lost to know they are seen, we want Puerto Rican’s to know their struggle is seen." “We painted the wall as a place to heal and as a place to celebrate. We want all people to come to the wall and share the emotions needed. Tears, hugs, laughter, joy.” After great miscalculations in numbers, Hurricane Maria now officially stands as one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. History.