Wednesday July 24th, 2019

This Interview is also an SoundCloud  https://soundcloud.com/rudy-blair/chat-w-lorraine-segato-on-the    )

A song that was recorded by a little group known as the The Parachute Club  www.canadianbands.com/Parachute%20Club.html  would become one fo the biggest singles of 1983.  “Rise Up”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcC-SbcihKI  that became a “universal anthem of freedom and equality” would be used at rallies from gay rights, feminism, anti racism and the New Democratic Party (NDP).  It also won Single of the Year at the 1984 Juno Awards  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZroAFCIpJs4 .   Now three and a half decades later later new versions of this iconic song have been rerecorded to celebrates it’s 35th anniversary but also raise money for four charities Ecojustice, Support Our Youth, CanadianRoots.ca, which is an organization that works with Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth to create reconciliation and ChangeforLeaders.ca (You can find them at TorontoFoundation.ca ) .   Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with Lorraine Segato https://www.lorrainesegato.com/  (lead singer of the Parachute Club) about the new versions Rise Up Redux 35th Anniversary Edition (Rise Up – New Parachute Collective (Diesel Mix)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYyv5o-gLEw  )