Category: North America

Pete Seeger

Peacemaker Daniel Buttry profiles the late American folksinger Pete Seeger (1919-2014) along with a story about Pete from singer-songwriter David LaMotte.

Matisyahu

Profile of Matthew Paul Miller, a Jewish musician known by his Hebrew name Matisyahu or “Gift of God” who weaves together reggae, rock, and hip hop music.

Carrie Newcomer

Profile and video clip of singer songwriter Carrie Newcomer, a Quaker activist, teacher and musician from Indiana who circles the world as a peacemaker.

The Rev. Sandra Kay Gordon

Interfaith Peacemakers, a series of inspiring profiles, tells the story of the Rev Sandra Kay Gordon, a pioneering African-American woman pastor in Detroit.

Leonard Bernstein

Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Leonard Bernstein’s conducting of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the “Freedom Concert” in Berlin in 1989.