Christina Joins The Campaign To Save Darfur

24/04/2007

Amnesty International and Warner Brothers will join forces to release Instant Karma: The Campaign To Save Darfur.

The album, recorded to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in western Sudan, features Christina's cover of the classic track 'Mother', and will also showcase 19 other interpretations of famous John Lennon songs.Christina joins a star-studded line-up including, Green Day, REM, Snow Patrol and Corinne Bailey Rae - all of whom have stepped up to help this extremely worthy cause.

Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is donating the publishing royalties associated with

the album to help the campaign.

"It's wonderful that, through this campaign, music that is so familiar to many people of my era will now be embraced by a whole new generation," said Ono. "John's music set out to inspire change, and in standing up for human rights, we really can make the world a better place." The CD is released Monday June 25 in the UK.

Get more information on the album here