8th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days Surpasses Past Years' Participating Events With Record-Breaking 1,552 Events in 78 Countries During October

8th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days Surpasses Past Years' Participating
Events With Record-Breaking 1,552 Events in 78 Countries During October
Elton John, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Herbie Hancock, Matisyahu, Ravi
Shankar, Joshua Bell, Dave Koz were among the participants this year

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The 8th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music
Days, once again surpassed all previous years' participation with a record
number of 1,552 events in 78 countries this October. Daniel Pearl, the Wall
Street Journal reporter kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan in 2002, is
remembered as a symbol of hope: a man who built bridges between diverse
cultures, as both a journalist and a gifted musician who traveled with his
violin or mandolin to connect people through words and music wherever he went.
This year, musicians from every genre, united to promote peace, tolerance and
understanding in the theme of "Harmony for Humanity."

Proclamations and statements in support of World Music Days from Governors,
Mayors, U.S. Embassies, and President Barak Obama helped ring the world in
music this past October, as part of the legacy of Daniel Pearl.

Judea and Ruth Pearl, Co-Founders of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, were
delighted at the overwhelming response by musicians and audiences embracing
World Music Days, and continuing the legacy of their son. "Danny, who used to
roam the world with a laptop and a violin, represents all that is good and
worthwhile in an open society," said Judea. "It is breathtaking to see all the
inspiring events that musicians have dedicated to the Daniel Pearl World Music
Days, bringing such diverse audiences together and ringing the earth with
music for humanity."

Performances scheduled outside of the October time-frame may be registered as
"Tribute Events" for the benefit of musicians who wished to participate and
had no performances in October.

"Participating event listings, artist bio's and event photographs have been
viewed by thousands of music lovers this year at www.danielpearlmusicdays.org,
and we are happy to hear from many artists that being listed on our website
increased concert attendance and awareness at their events," said Paul
Karlsen, Program Manager of Daniel Pearl World Music Days.

Musicians can still play an important role by uploading their own music and
video in the theme of "Harmony for Humanity" to eStage, which features
tributes to Daniel Pearl as a musician and also features some of his Wall
Street Journal articles.

The Daniel Pearl Foundation works domestically and internationally to promote
cross-cultural understanding, to counter cultural and religious hatred, to
encourage responsible and creative journalism, and to unite people through
music. For more information, please visit www.danielpearl.org.

SOURCE Daniel Pearl Foundation

Danielle Newman, Sitrick and Company, +1-212-573-6100, media@danielpearl.org