Imaad Wasif Helps RAISE Hope For Congo

Currently on a national tour, LA-based guitarist and singer Imaad Wasif has announced his participation in RAISE Hope For Congo, a compilation to help stop the world's worst violence against women & girls as a result of conflict in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The compilation features Wasif's song "Not Immune," and is available for purchase.

All profits raised through this compilation will help fund critical field research and awareness raising efforts that will work to end the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the insatiable worldwide demand for electronic products is fueling violence and the use of rape as a weapon of war.

Enough, a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity, has joined forces with Mercer Street Records to release this special compilation album curated by leading music expert Nic Harcourt (Los Angeles Times, KCRW Radio, A&E Network). The incredible genre-spanning album includes exclusive unreleased tracks from Norah Jones, Mos Def, Damien Rice, Angelique Kidjo, Bat For Lashes, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Amadou & Mariam and more as well as a special reading from Sheryl Crow.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Lonely Soldier - Damien Rice
2. Not Immune - Imaad Wasif
3. Angel Mom - Jesca Hoop
4. 40 - Meshell Ndegeocello
5. Je t'aime - Staff Benda Bilili
6. Leila - Angelique Kidjo
7. Na Miso - Chantal Kreviazuk
8. World of Trouble - Norah Jones
9. My Name is Mwamaroyi - Sheryl Crow
10. Don't Let Me - Amel Larrieux
11. Raise Hope - Omékongo Dibinga & Shahin Shahida
12. Never Again - Ozomatli & The Agahoza Shalom Youth Village
13. Sleep Alone - Bat For Lashes
14. Before You Were Young (Live at Joe's Pub) - Travis
15. Hora Zero (Live at Wecheter) - Rodrigo y Gabriela
16. Tambara - Amadou & Mariam
17. Nsimba & Nzuzi - Konono No 1
18. Priority (A Cappella) - Mos Def

Performance is the gateway to the ecstatic state, the possession of spirit, inducing visions and experiences in the realm of the unknown. Imaad Wasif channels a raw energy that makes its way from his hands and throat straight into your skull. Raga rock folk psych punk blues-he draws from all of these influences yet he cannot be defined by any single category.

Wasif's appeal is in his dark, brooding voice and hypnotic, eerie, smoldering guitar playing. His music is deceptively simple which makes him one of the most gripping of contemporary performers. Its mythical quality becomes a springboard from which he explores the mysteries of life and the universe on his third album, "The Voidist." Recorded with Two Part Beast, plus guests Dale Crover (Melvins) and Greg Burns (Red Sparowes), "The Voidist" was released by Tee Pee Records in October 2009. Take a listen to a live 2010 recording of Imaad Wasif at the Hobby Shop Studios.

TOUR DATES:

• 7/11 Brookdale Lodge, Brookdale, CA
• 7/13 Wild Buffalo, Bellingham, WA
• 7/14 The Vogue, Vancouver, BC+
• 7/15 The Vogue, Vancouver, BC+
• 7/16 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR! +
• 7/17 Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, OR! +
• 7/18 Fox Theatre, Bakersfield, CA! +
• 7/19 Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA! +
• 7/20 Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA ! +
• 7/21 Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ! +
• 7/23 Stubb's Bar-B-Q, Austin, TX! +
• 7/24 The Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX! +
• 7/25 Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK ! +
• 7/26 Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS! +
• 7/28 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO ! +
• 7/30 Egyptian Theater, Boise, ID! +
• 7/31 The Show Box, Seattle, WA! +
• 8/1 The Show Box, Seattle, WA! +

w/ The New pornographers!
w/ The Dodos+

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