Featuring Dani Lança, Manu Chao, Alexandre Carlo of Natiruts, and musicians from across the globe. Playing For Change teams up with Amazon Watch to raise awareness about the protection of the Amazon and its Indigenous communities
LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Playing For Change, a Certified B Corp (Social Purpose Corporation) dedicated to inspiring and connecting the world through music, proudly presents the release of its latest Song Around The World, “Acontecer” on the Playing For Change YouTube channel and website. Featuring Dani Lança, Manu Chao, Alexandre Carlo (lead singer of the acclaimed Brazilian reggae band Natiruts), and musicians from around the globe, the song arrives as a powerful call for collective action to protect the planet we share. “Mamazonia” is calling and music is answering with a powerful new anthem for Mother Earth.
Recorded across continents, borders, and landscapes, “Acontecer” delivers a message of environmental awareness, unity, and hope. At its heart is the powerful phrase “Mamazonia,” a poetic representation of the Amazon rainforest as the “lungs of the Earth,” whose vitality sustains life across the globe.
Written by Dani Lança and Manu Chao, the song transforms this message into a global chant of awareness, highlighting humanity’s shared responsibility to care for the natural world. Throughout the song, the recurring question, “Que vai passar?” (“What will happen?”), echoes concerns about the uncertain future of our planet while offering a hopeful reminder that love and unity among humans can be a powerful force for change. The closing lines, “Para a tribo da terra, Acabei com a guerra” (For the tribe of the Earth, I ended the war), envision a harmonious future where environmental and social justice prevail.
This release marks the latest chapter in the longstanding creative partnership between Playing For Change and Manu Chao. What began as a spontaneous street performance in Barcelona has evolved into a years-long series of global collaborations, including “One Love,” “Clandestino,” “Seeds of Freedom,” “Soul Rebel,” “Tantas Tierras,” “Mr. Bobby,” and now “Acontecer.”
To amplify the song’s environmental message, Playing For Change has teamed up with Amazon Watch, an international non-profit organization working to protect and defend the Amazon rainforest and global climate in solidarity with Indigenous peoples. Together, we seek to raise awareness about the urgent need to protect our “Mamazonia,” the heart of the world and bio-cultural territory of life, housing 1/3 of global plant and animal species and over 500 distinct Indigenous peoples whose cultures, wisdom, and ways of life are deeply inter-connected to the land. Learn more about their work: https://amazonwatch.org/
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