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Wikileaks Dude’s Next Release? A Single. As in a Song.

Alan Cross 0 Comments

As Julian Assange whiles away the days locked in an Ecuadorian embassy fighting extradition by everyone, he’s turned to music.

Assange has made friends wtih Redidente, the frontman for Calle 13, a politically active band that has won a number of Latin Grammy awards.

Nothing has been recorded yet–well, as far as we know–but Redidente has has fans to tweet ideas for a collabortation using the the hashtag #JulianAssangeCalle13.  There’s also a Soundcloud page where you can contribute.

(Via The Music Network)

Alan Cross

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