They're usually the butt of almost every joke referring to musicians but drummers from bands as diverse as Pink Floyd, Elbow,Radiohead, the Police and Faithless have banded together to raise the serious issue of calling on world leaders to increase their efforts in preventing a return to civil war in Sudan.
The drummers are all taking part in a film for the Beat for Peace campaign. The short movie is currently being streamed on YouTube and is part of the wider Sudan 365 campaign.
Radiohead's Phil Selway said: "I wanted to be involved in this project because I think music is such a powerful way of bringing people together. Of course, I'm biased in thinking that what's underpinning it all is always the beat - always drummers!
The drummers are all taking part in a film for the Beat for Peace campaign. The short movie is currently being streamed on YouTube and is part of the wider Sudan 365 campaign.
Radiohead's Phil Selway said: "I wanted to be involved in this project because I think music is such a powerful way of bringing people together. Of course, I'm biased in thinking that what's underpinning it all is always the beat - always drummers!
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