With the help of supporters around the world, the END7 campaign is raising funds and awareness for the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). We’re constantly motivated by our amazing partners on the ground who are working tirelessly to get the medicine to treat NTDs to those who need it most. But when we’re in need of that extra push, the right music motivates us to work harder and dream bigger. That’s why we’ve created an .

The artists highlighted in our playlist are from places across the world, including NTD-endemic countries. The eclectic 25-track, 100-minute playlist reminds us that by working together, we can end needless suffering caused by NTDs.  What a great way to spice up your bake sale or fundraising event!

Though all of these tracks were carefully selected, we want to highlight just a few before you listen:

• Jibal Alnuba, produced by French producer Debruit with vocals & lyrics by Sudanese vocalist Alsarah, is a medley of two Sudanese girls’ songs about loss and longing. Alsarah emigrated from both Sudan and Yemen due to civil unrest, and sings about local women’s issues. She was included because the fight against NTDs is linked to a woman’s rights to health.
• He No Dead Yet, by King Fighter, exemplifies the function of the Trinidadian calypso hall in the late 1950’s and 1960’s as a platform for candid social discourse during a time of political tumult. NTDs like lymphatic filariasis have long been prevalent on small islands like Trinidad and Tobago until , and this song provides dark comic relief to the familial burden of debilitating disease.
• We’ve also included a song by Yvonne Chaka Chaka, a South African singer dubbed the “Princess of Africa,” who also happens to be an END7 supporter and appears in our “” video.

 

Take a listen by following the link .

Image by Sascha Kohlmann