L.A. Times - Entertainment — Emmanuel Jal has many scarring memories from when he was conscripted as a boy to fight in the second Sudanese civil war. But few stand out like the time he and other child soldiers escaped their quarters as members of the rebel Sudanese People's Libe... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — From a South Sudanese child soldier at age eight in the late '80s -- carrying an AK-47 that was taller than his small body -- to addressing G20 leaders this past June, peace activist-Afro-hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal has seen the lowest of lows a... more info

Guardian Music — Toast to Freedom also features contributions from Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon and Marianne FaithfullThe late Levon Helm, Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Rosanne Cash and 43 other act... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - After producing the string arrangements on ex-Sudanese war child Emmanuel Jal's We Want Peace charity single (link below), music icon Peter Gabriel has joined a the growing list of performers and celebrities to raise awareness and ensure... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Emmanuel Jal with Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel, George Clooney, Alicia Keys, Richard Branson and Kofi Annan support hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal, a former child csoldier who manged to get out, in raising awareness for the Sudanese Referendum on 9th Janu... more info

USA Today Music — Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal's new video, 'We Want Peace,' has everything to do with his native southern Sudan's efforts toward independence ... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Exclusives With Sudan on the cusp of splitting into two countries, a vote many fear will lead to civil war, hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal is hoping music can help prevent any more violence in the country. So, the former Sudanes... more info

Altsounds — *"My country is on the brink of war. On January 9th, Southern Sudan will vote * *for its independence to be free from a government who has slaughtered and displaced our people for 43 years. The time to prevent genocide is now." - Emmanuel... more info

Altsounds — As a sneak peek into his fourth album due in 2010, Emmanuel Jal is releasing a new single this winter. The track called ?We Fall?, produced by Silvastone, featuring a soaring-soulful vocalist, McKenzie Eddy and guitarist Sean O?Connell of Brooklyn-ba... more info

Live Daily — Stevie Wonder [ tickets ], Alicia Keys [ tickets ], France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and many more will come together July 18 in New York to honor former South African President Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday. The Mandela Day [ tickets ] co... more info