Sharon Van Etten and Bill Callahan are among the artists to perform at the second edition of Folk Medicine, a livestream concert benefiting Amazon Basin residents affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Check out the full lineup below.
The livestream is set to take place on Facebook Live and Zoom on Friday July 17 at 1am BST. The concert will be available to stream for free, but fans are encouraged to donate by buying a Zoom ticket, which can be purchased here. All proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to Folk Medicine, “an umbrella fundraising initiative that supports direct pandemic relief throughout the Amazon” by “raising funds to be distributed to aid efforts underway throughout the Amazon Basin.”
In a statement, Folk Medicine wrote: “The situation throughout the Amazon Basin is dire as indigenous peoples, already facing centuries of systemic oppression, suffer from illness, lack of food, medical supplies and income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” They added: “Medical infrastructure has completely collapsed in many regions and jungle communities are left largely to fend for themselves. Without access to direct aid, people are already dying at alarming rates. We must act now.”
The organizers have set an initial fundraising goal of $150,000, which will help “support indigenous Amazonians who need money for food, medications, oxygen, and economic relief now and in the coming months.”
The first livestreamed concert, which took place in June, raised $32,000 with 10 thousand viewers between Zoom and Facebook Live and included performances from Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Devendra Banhart, Avey Tare, Mariee Sioux and more.