Acclaimed Colombian singer-songwriter Marta Gomez will perform at Session 73 on Wednesday, June 23rd. Billboard Magazine calls Marta, "The essence of Latin cool." This is the first in a series of live music events for Hope Sings. 

Come discover and support great music for a great cause!

Place: Session 73, 1359 1st Avenue (at 73rd Street), NYC NY 10021Time: 7-10pm

Doors open 7pm, Open Bar 7-8pm (courtesy of Castle Brands), Marta performs at 8pm, other live music to follow

Space is limited - reserve now!  

Cost: $20 per person in advance (click "Add to Cart" below), $25 in cash at the door

GOODWORKS
March 27, 2010

MITCHELL PETERS

A little more than a year ago, Hope Sings founder Beth Blatt was sitting on a beach in Baja California, Mexico, pondering her next career move as a musical theater writer. The following week, she overheard friends at a party discussing how they had used the Web site of Kiva—an organization that helps people lend money to others living in impoverished countries—to help a woman in Africa who needed funding for a new business.

"I thought, 'Wouldn't that be great if we could tell those stories in song to inspire other people to action in the world?' " Blatt says. So, she created Hope Sings (HopeSings.net).

The first single from the organization was "La Esperanza Canta," written by Colombian singer/songwriter Marta Gomez and released last December to digital retailers. Blatt explains that Hope Sings' purpose is to use the power of music and story to raise awareness of how small loans can change lives in huge ways, as well as raise funds for microfinance organizations to help fund more loans. Net revenue will be donated to such microfinance institutions as Kiva and ACCION.

Blatt intends to release one song per month on HopeSings.net, then base a promotional event around the track. By the end of 2010, she hopes to compile those songs for an album release. For now, Hope Sings is focusing on women in Latin America, but plans to expand into other countries.

In the GoodWorks section of the March 27, 2010 issue of Billboard Magazine, Mitchell Peters tells his readers about Hope Sings.

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In the "GoodWorks" section of the March 27, 2010 issue, Mitchell Peters tells Billboard readers about Hope Sings.

ACCION told its 40,000 newsletter subscribers about Hope Sings.

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