Ooberfuse To Perform At London Peace Rally In Memory Of Murdered Pakistani Christian
British pop band Ooberfuse will perform their new song 'Blood Cries Out' at a special peace rally in Trafalgar Square, London, on 10th March 2012 remembering the assassination one year ago of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities.
The Pakistani politician and Christian was brutally gunned down after speaking out against the country's controversial Blasphemy Laws which protestors say legalises indiscriminate acts of violence against non-Islamic groups such as Sikhs, Hindus, Christians. The peaceful London rally has been organised by the British Pakistani Christian Association in association with Aid to the Church in Need.
The band have written a track to honour the memory of those who lost their lives in defence of the marginalised and oppressed, and the song can be downloaded free online.
Ooberfuse front-woman Cherrie says "We were very touched to have been asked to participate in the rally and concert. It proved to be a grave and solemn undertaking to capture musically the sense of outrage which the spilling of innocent blood naturally arouses. We had to balance these feelings with a heart-felt cry to those forces in the world that feed on violence. A positive message of peace and reconciliation is contained in the song. We hope it will help to defuse the rage that fuels such atrocities and abominations."
Fellow band member Hal adds, "The song, Blood Cries Out, samples a phrase from the interview in which Shahbaz says he has experienced already the suffering of the cross. It is a tragic irony that Shahbaz's message to those who would listen was Christ's very own 'Do not kill in the name of religion, but love each other.'"
