about
'Together Right Now' was created in response to the various crises that the world is currently experiencing. It was forged as a remote collaboration, using the limited resources available under lockdown restrictions in the UK.
We invite you to join us right now in this moment of reflection, as we look towards creating a better world together.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Janell Yeo is an award-winning British musician, educator, and audiovisual artist who started playing the violin aged four. She has performed across the UK and in several continents as a solo violinist, singer, chamber musician and musicianship leader.
Janell has raised tens of thousands of pounds and has been directly involved in supporting causes such as:
- the Typhoon Haiyan disaster in the Philippines
- the Syrian refugee crisis
- rebuilding of a church in Kenya
- supporting the rescue & rehabilitation of Somalian women in war zone captivity
- and a South African music ensemble helping vulnerable young men resist gang-related criminal activity.
In recognition of her talent and dedication, she won the 2007 HSBC Youth Excellence Award for Musical Excellence and the 2011 "Champion Volunteer" Diana Award.
Following her studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal Academy of Music, Janell is currently a PhD candidate at Goldsmiths University of London.
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Originally from New Zealand, Keely Coates found her passion for the piano at the age of 6. Whilst she has never had a piano lesson, she is self-taught and plays entirely by ear. Having been born with a hearing impairment which was corrected at a young age, it was following this that she discovered her love of piano and music. Keely has gone on to play piano professionally at various stages in her life.
Since she moved to the UK, Keely has been based in London and Hertfordshire; for the last 8 years she has been dedicated to working in the field of substance misuse as a Drug & Alcohol Recovery Coordinator, providing treatment and support for people to overcome addiction and mental health issues.
Keely regularly travels to Cambodia where she supports a small rural village helping to enable sustainable and self-sufficient farming schemes, and regularly sponsoring medical and essential supplies, agricultural equipment as well as volunteering to teach English to children from the village.
lyrics
Let's all come together, let lessons be learnt
For the sick and the suffering, let's pray
For all those who are giving, please let them be safe
For the sick and the suffering, let's pray
That this time will soon end, we will need time to mend
See our loved ones again and keep giving
Outside children will play, living life for today
Care for the old memories, precious as gold
Let's all see with clear eyes, we must utilise
Let's gain new perspectives, so we can keep giving
For the lives that were stolen away, leaving loved ones who hurt
May we tend to their sorrow, and pray for tomorrow
Take a moment today, and look up to the sky
See the souls flying high, feel their presence nearby
Yes the children will play, living life for today
Care for the old, much more precious than gold
We will be free (Yes we will) once more (We will be free once again)
To unlock (Just unlock) and walk through that door
(Walk straight through that door)
Breathe and savour the freedom, for the world is your Kingdom
So just trust (So just trust), and just hope (And just hope), and be free...
(Instrumental)
When we all come together right now, will lessons be learnt?
Will we have solidarity? Let's pray
And for those who are giving their lives: will we keep them safe?
For this world that is suffering, let's pray...
credits
released March 5, 2021
Music, Lyrics and Piano: Keely Coates, Janell Yeo
Vocals, Violin, Arrangement and Production: Janell Yeo
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