Playing for Change

E379972

multimedia project music collective music project non-profit organization

Playing for Change is a multimedia music project and movement that unites musicians from around the world in collaborative recordings and performances to promote peace and social change.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Playing For Change	1
Playing for Change canonical	1
Playing for Change Band	1
Playing for Change Foundation	1
Playing for Change: Peace Through Music	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3682714 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Playing for Change
Context triple: [Stand by Me, hasNotableCoverVersionBy, Playing for Change]

A. Change the World
"Change the World" is a Grammy-winning soft rock song popularized by Eric Clapton, known for its smooth acoustic style and heartfelt lyrics.
B. Can’t Change Me
"Can’t Change Me" is a rock song by Chris Cornell, best known as the lead single from his debut solo album.
C. Waiting on the World to Change
"Waiting on the World to Change" is a Grammy-winning pop-rock song by John Mayer that reflects on political apathy and the frustrations of a younger generation.
D. Move the World
"Move the World" is a song featured on the album *Darkness and Light*, likely reflecting the record’s blend of soulful, socially conscious themes.
E. Enough Is Enough
"Enough Is Enough" is a song featured on Don Johnson's 1986 debut studio album "Heartache Away."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Playing for Change
Target entity description: Playing for Change is a multimedia music project and movement that unites musicians from around the world in collaborative recordings and performances to promote peace and social change.

A. Change the World
"Change the World" is a Grammy-winning soft rock song popularized by Eric Clapton, known for its smooth acoustic style and heartfelt lyrics.
B. Can’t Change Me
"Can’t Change Me" is a rock song by Chris Cornell, best known as the lead single from his debut solo album.
C. Waiting on the World to Change
"Waiting on the World to Change" is a Grammy-winning pop-rock song by John Mayer that reflects on political apathy and the frustrations of a younger generation.
D. Move the World
"Move the World" is a song featured on the album *Darkness and Light*, likely reflecting the record’s blend of soulful, socially conscious themes.
E. Enough Is Enough
"Enough Is Enough" is a song featured on Don Johnson's 1986 debut studio album "Heartache Away."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	multimedia project ⓘ music collective ⓘ music project ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ
collaboratesWith	famous recording artists ⓘ street musicians ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	cross-cultural understanding ⓘ global collaboration ⓘ music education programs ⓘ
foundedBy	Mark Johnson ⓘ Whitney Kroenke ⓘ
genre	blues ⓘ folk music ⓘ reggae ⓘ rock music ⓘ world music ⓘ
hasMedium	audio recordings ⓘ documentary film ⓘ live performance ⓘ online video ⓘ
hasMotto	Connecting the World Through Music ⓘ
hasPart	Playing for Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Playing for Change Band Playing for Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Playing for Change Foundation Songs Around the World series ⓘ
hasYouTubeChannel	Playing for Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Playing For Change
headquartersLocation	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
inception	2002 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ multiple languages ⓘ
missionStatement	to connect the world through music ⓘ
notableWork	Chanda Mama (Songs Around the World) ⓘ One Love (Songs Around the World) ⓘ Stand by Me ⓘ surface form: Stand By Me (Songs Around the World)
officialWebsite	https://playingforchange.com ⓘ
operatesIn	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ
produced	Playing for Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Playing for Change: Peace Through Music
purpose	music education support ⓘ promotion of peace ⓘ promotion of social change ⓘ
usesMethod	collaborative recordings of musicians around the world ⓘ street and location-based recordings ⓘ video-based music collaborations ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stand by Me → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Playing for Change ⓘ

Playing for Change → hasPart → Playing for Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Playing for Change Band

Playing for Change → hasPart → Playing for Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Playing for Change Foundation

Playing for Change → hasYouTubeChannel → Playing for Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Playing For Change

Playing for Change → produced → Playing for Change self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Playing for Change: Peace Through Music

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Referenced by (5)

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