I am now a part of a collaboration between artists and the project is called “The Truth Tour”. Read more about it on the Truth Tour website and check for updates because it’s just begun.

“…Musicians from around the world, spanning genres and ages, raise their voices and sing out against the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party regime…”

This blog is now my main website because anderserikssonmusic.net will be taken down. The reason is that the webhost raised their prices very much and besides I think it’s enough to have this blog, some social media sites and the bandcamp page where you can listen and buy my music.

Since november 2004, when the Epoch Times editorial articles Nine Commentaries On The Communist Party were published, this grassroots movement has grown stronger and stronger. It’s giving the Chinese people a hope for a better future.

One of my songs is actually inspired by the Nine Commentaries and it’s called The Chinese Way.

The Nine Commentaries are also available as videos on NTDTV’s YouTube Channel. I recommend anyone to see them!

If you don’t know what Tuidang is visit this website:
http://quitccp.org/

Here is a clip that one of my friends in the audience shot with her iPhone 3.

Poems were read by Chinese oppressed authors, attention to the case of Shi Tao, speech by Lilly Wang about crimes against human rights in China, songs by Rut Blomqvist.

A successful event with some 100 people in the Café, many signing petition postcards for Shi Tao.

Me and Jenny (who plays on the CD Music For Freedom) will play at an event arranged by Amnesty May 29, 2011 at 5:30 PM

Amnestys text in Swedish:

Röster från Kina

Sånger och texter om frihet och rätt: Anders Eriksson (singer songwriter), Rut Blomqvist (folk, indie, bluegrass). Lilly Wang berättar om mänskliga rättigheter i Kina. Utställning och berättelser som uppmärksammar situationen för kulturarbetare i Kina.

Plats: Café Hängmattan, Musikens Hus, Karl Johansgatan 16, gratis entré!
Tid: Söndagen 29 maj kl.17.30
Arrangörer: Grupp 175, Grupp 204, Grupp 100

More images here

Me and Marie Sköld will do our first gig together at a restaurant called “Mitt Andra Hem” (My Second Home).

We will do a few covers by well known artists as Sting, Cyndie Lauper, Sheryl Crowe, Bob Marley etc..

Marie sings and plays the piano. I will sing, play guitar and also some piano. We’ll also do a few of our own songs. We have actually turned the songs into duets.

I find this cooperation fun! Hope to see you there if you have the chance.

Unfortunately I sometimes forget about playing and practicing on my instruments. I mean real good musicians don’t have time to sit by the computer. My greatest hero in rock music is Ry Cooder. He is one of very, very few artists that doesn’t have an official website. Says it all, right?

I will now have my blog at my site anderserikssonmusic.net

This blog may continue but in that case only in Swedish.

So, see you here from now on.

Music video of the song “Getting Closer” from the CD “Music For Freedom”. Words and music by Anders Eriksson.

Filmed and edited by Mathias Magnason (Magnason Film)
Filmed in Stockholm and areas in and around Vårberg (south of Stockholm), July 2-3, 2010.

Thanks Mathias for your positive energy, the encouragement and the great cooperation. We have talked about making a video to this song for many years, and finally it’s been done!

Thanks to Bilbo Lantto for trusting me to drive your Cadillac in the video (or was it a Hyundai?) and thanks for your filming consultation.

Music recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden at Marcus Music, spring 2009.

Anders Eriksson, vocals and guitar
Susanna Halden, violin
Tingting Jin, backing vocals
Janne Jonsson, steel guitar

Photos: Khosro Zahibi

Here I took a shot of Khosro a while ago.

Some shots:

Magnus Carlson, singer in the Swedish band Weeping Willows

Pauline singing with Augustifamiljen

Pauline and Magnus Carlson