Valentina Gambaro

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Pearl Jam donate 54,000 dollars to protect forests in Latin America

Pearl Jam donate 54,000 dollars to protect forests in Latin America

On 28 November, Pearl Jam closed their Latin American tour of nine dates started on 4 November 2015, where they also played cover songs of popular bands including Comfortably numb by Pink Floyd, Imagine by John Lennon and a U2’s songs cover.     But the Seattle band leaves its mark in Latin America for another reason: Pearl Jam decided to offset carbon emissions

COP21: artists united to make their voices heard in Paris

COP21: artists united to make their voices heard in Paris

A few days before the beginning of COP21, the conference on climate to take place in Paris from 30 November, more than 300 artists and leading personalities in the international creative industry signed an open letter addressed to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President of COP21 as well as to the UNFCCC (United Nation framework

Symphony in D: the symphony orchestra with the sounds of Detroit

Symphony in D: the symphony orchestra with the sounds of Detroit

On 20 November the Detroit symphony orchestra played for the first time Symphony in D: a unique collaborative composition for the city of Detroit realised in two years by America’s most wired composer – according to the Los Angeles Times – Tod Machover, who already cooperated with artists like Peter Gabriel and Prince. The orchestration, led by music

The bamboo forest of Sagano has beautiful sounds that must be preserved

The bamboo forest of Sagano has beautiful sounds that must be preserved

The idea of soundscape has been theorised for the first time in the ‘70s by Canadian composer, scientist and environmentalist Raymond Murray who invented the World soundscape project, an interdisciplinary research project for the comparative study of the sounds of landscapes throughout the world.   Thanks to his theories, he created a real alternative discipline to the

Björk shares a video calling for action to save Iceland’s Highlands

Björk shares a video calling for action to save Iceland’s Highlands

Björk shared a video in her Youtube’s official channel calling for global action to save the Highlands of Iceland from environmental degradation. In the clip, the artist urges “the world to join us against our government” to fight a plan for the construction of power plants in the area of the Highlands. Iceland’s Highlands, the – geologically speaking

The playlist to appease animals

The playlist to appease animals

The life of abandoned animals in shelters can be very challenging in spite of the cares and efforts of many volunteers and animal organisations throughout the world. Doctor Pamela Fisher, veterinarian in North Canton, Ohio, has studied a method for calming those cats and dogs that are obliged to live in small spaces for long periods during the

At Cambridge University, a test lets you discover your musical talent

At Cambridge University, a test lets you discover your musical talent

A study carried out by a team of psychologists at Cambridge University that demonstrates that our cognitive style influences our musical preferences appeared in the magazine PLoS One a few months ago.   The team of Psychology Department at Cambridge University examined “empathy” (the ability to understand and share the feelings of another) and “systemizing” levels