AO Music

AO Music是一個世界音樂家集合，主要藝術(shù)家有理查德Gannaway,米里亞姆Stockley,杰伊·奧利弗和兒童唱詩班,以及世界各地的藝術(shù)家的支持。創(chuàng)作源泉來自于為世界各地的貧困兒童籌集資金。這是一個非盈利的音樂團(tuán)體，所有的CD和MP3的銷售盈利將通過501c3 AO國際基金會用提供到十億貧困兒童的食物和成長機(jī)會里。
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AOMUSIC曾應(yīng)邀撰寫2008年北京夏季奧運(yùn)會主題音樂給全世界的孩子們,出現(xiàn)在了2011年世界和平的宣傳預(yù)告片里。
by William Ruhlmann
The world music duo AO consists of singer/guitarist Nahoo (real name: Ric Gannaway) and keyboard player Jojo (real name: Jay Oliver). Both were born and raised in St. Louis, though they didn't know each other until later. Gannaway was a member of the bluegrass band Homegrown for six years before moving to Los Angeles. Oliver played in the bands of jazz musicians Maynard Ferguson and Dave Weckl, and later spent three years as a member of Jimmy Buffett's backup band, co-writing songs on the albums Off To See the Lizard and Barometer Soup. Gannaway and Oliver began living and working together in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. With guitarist Andy Georges and drummer Mike Lawrence, they formed Tiger & the Helix, which released the album Peace Face. As Nahoo and Jojo, they formed AO, self-releasing their debut album Grow Wild in 2000.