Looks like a bunch of musicians, including David Gray, REM, Jet, and Badly Drawn Boy have created a download-able collection of music, the proceeds of which go to help Sudanese refugees.
Titled Songs for Sudan, the 14-track set became available today (Sept. 3) via download only at BigNoiseMusic.com, which was launched by British-based charity Oxfam to raise money for various causes.
To download the compilation costs $14.31; $8.95 of which will go to Oxfam’s effort to aid the hundreds of thousands of homeless and starving people of Darfur. No artist that contributed to Songs for Sudan will received royalties.
Rebel militant groups took up arms in February 2003 in response to alleged discrimination by the Khartoum government, and began ravaging Darfur villages and homes, either killing the residents or forcing them from their homes. About 50,000 Darfur people are estimated dead and more than one million people have become stricken refugees.
Too bad I've only got dial-up--the conflict would be resolved by the time I was able to download the whole thing.