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July 12, 2012

Tina Turner is using her voice to promote peace and tolerance. The singer is one of a handful of music artists who've teamed up with direct-to-fan platform Pledge Music to release a new album titled Children Beyond.

Joining with 30 kids from across cultures and nations, Turner sings a dozen prayers and mantras from Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and Sikhism. "We want to take as many people as possible with us on this journey and create more tolerance and peace through our music," Tina says in a statement about the project.

Released in 2011 to fans in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by the charity project Beyond, Children Beyond will now be available directly to music lovers across the globe. The redesigned album package includes a DVD about the making of the set, while exclusive extras also available from Pledge Music, including signed copies, silver bracelets and more.

Turner's non-profit group, The Tina Foundation, among other charities, will benefit from a portion of the proceeds generated by the album.

The Tina Foundation supports a children's hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and also focuses on aid for single mothers, women in distress and sick children.

For more information, check out Beyond Singing online.

She's actually been doing this for a while now. First with the "Beyond" album.

In a way its nice that Tina is taking things slow but a shame there'll be no new

rock/pop album we all no Tina still has a strong, powerful voice

Tina's amen is heavenly

shellyk84 said:

In a way its nice that Tina is taking things slow but a shame there'll be no new

rock/pop album we all no Tina still has a strong, powerful voice

Tina's amen is heavenly

I welcome it though. This sounds like something Tina had been dying to do for some time. In fact as early as 1986 she was talking about doing an album where she could see how there's not that many differences with faith and prayer and how Buddhist teachings were similar to her Baptist upbringing in Tennessee. In fact she refers to herself as a "Buddhist-Baptist", which I found real interesting.

Timmy84 said:

shellyk84 said:

I welcome it though. This sounds like something Tina had been dying to do for some time. In fact as early as 1986 she was talking about doing an album where she could see how there's not that many differences with faith and prayer and how Buddhist teachings were similar to her Baptist upbringing in Tennessee. In fact she refers to herself as a "Buddhist-Baptist", which I found real interesting.

Buddhist - Baptist well ye learn something new everyday I hope the album does well

no hope for a rock/pop album ah well Tina can do whatever she wants

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shellyk84 said:

Timmy84 said:

I welcome it though. This sounds like something Tina had been dying to do for some time. In fact as early as 1986 she was talking about doing an album where she could see how there's not that many differences with faith and prayer and how Buddhist teachings were similar to her Baptist upbringing in Tennessee. In fact she refers to herself as a "Buddhist-Baptist", which I found real interesting.

Buddhist - Baptist well ye learn something new everyday I hope the album does well

no hope for a rock/pop album ah well Tina can do whatever she wants

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Well she always said she would be working, just probably not as a rock and roller as she has done off and on for 50 years. "There's nothing graceful about being an old rock and roller" so the lady says.

After hearing this song, I wouldn't mind if she did an ENTIRE album in the same vein as this one,,,

This, "River Deep" and the song that Shelly posted are testimonies that there's more to this dame than just "rock & roll".

Harlepolis said:

After hearing this song, I wouldn't mind if she did an ENTIRE album in the same vein as this one,,,

This, "River Deep" and the song that Shelly posted are testimonies that there's more to this dame than just "rock & roll".

Motherless Child is another one that shows how deep she really is...

Timmy84 said:

Harlepolis said:

After hearing this song, I wouldn't mind if she did an ENTIRE album in the same vein as this one,,,

This, "River Deep" and the song that Shelly posted are testimonies that there's more to this dame than just "rock & roll".

Motherless Child is another one that shows how deep she really is...

Oh god, how could I forget about that one? She really wore her heart on her sleeve in that performance.

Harlepolis said:

Timmy84 said:

Motherless Child is another one that shows how deep she really is...

Oh god, how could I forget about that one? She really wore her heart on her sleeve in that performance.

Sure did.