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By Andy Malt | Printed on Friday 18 November 2022
Bastille’s Dan Smith, Paloma Religion, Jimmy Somerville, Metronomy’s Joseph Mount and Damon Albarn are among the many musicians featured on a brand new cowl of the track ‘A Million Desires’ from ‘The Best Showman’. The brand new observe is being launched in support of The Mind Tumour Charity and Brainstrust, and was the thought of seven 12 months outdated Ravi Adelekan – son of Metronomy bassist Olugbenga Adelekan – who was identified with a mind tumour final 12 months.
Ravi’s sickness was initially identified as a construct up of ear wax however, when an ear, nostril and throat specialist requested an MRI scan, a tumour was found on his mind stem. Though later found to be benign, the tumour was nonetheless life threatening and required ten hours of surgical procedure.
After a prolonged interval of restoration, Ravi got here up with the thought of recording a track to boost cash for the 2 charities that had supported him throughout this time. Olugbenga bought in contact with a variety of musicians and different public figures and pulled collectively the observe, which is being launched as a part of a challenge referred to as Ravi’s Dream.
In addition to the musicians who function on the observe itself, the accompanying video additionally consists of appearances from ‘The Best Showman’ star Hugh Jackman and director Michael Gracey, plus Coldplay, Mary Berry, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus, actor John Simm, meals critic Jimi Famurewa, De La Soul, Heather Watson and footballer Leandro Trossard.
“Day-after-day, we communicate with households who’re misplaced, alone and afraid following a mind tumour analysis”, says Helen Bulbeck, founding father of Brainstrust. “The therapy is dangerous; analysis onerous and too usually too gradual. Outcomes for this forgotten neighborhood are wanting the place they should be, and life is just too onerous for people who find themselves having to adapt to life with this illness”.
“Ravi’s Dream helps us change this”, she continues. “Ravi’s dream group is bringing important momentum, funds and consciousness of the challenges we face, and our work right here at Brainstrust. His music is giving our neighborhood a voice that will probably be heard in any respect ranges to drive the adjustments we have to see”.
Discover out extra concerning the challenge at RavisDream.com and watch the video for the duvet of ‘A Million Desires’ right here:
