Stewart Copeland, founder and drummer of The Police, is reuniting with Indian musician Ricky Kej for the Resonance Climate Concert in Dubai during the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Copeland and Kej previously collaborated on ‘Divine Tides’, which won two Grammys, and ‘Police – Beyond Borders’, which recreates the legendary rock band’s classic songs in global languages.
Kej and Copeland, performing as Police Deranged for Orchestra, will perform with the Dubai-based all-female Firdaus Orchestra, led by resident conductor Monica Woodman. Juju Anuradha will join the performance to sing the Climate Theme Song, composed by Kej.
The Climate Concert is hosted by San Francisco-based Bay Ecotarium’s Aquarium of the Bay, which is undergoing a $260 million transformation into a living museum of climate resilience and ocean conservation.
Copeland said: “I grew up in Berkeley – the Bay Ecotarium is in my backyard. Let’s save the Bay… and the rest of the world while we’re at it.
Kej added, “We are all temporary guardians of this blue marble we call home – join us in a chorus of resonance to restore our beautiful planet.”
Bay Ecotarium President and CEO George Jacob said: “As the world gathers in Dubai for the historic United Nations COP28 climate conference with over 70,000 participants, an estimated 150 heads of state, delegates, ambassadors, climate scientists, oceanographers, innovators, advocacy groups, grassroots activists, indigenous chiefs and representatives of island nations alarmed at the prospect of becoming climate refugees as sea levels rise will come together. There has never been a greater chorus and commitment to reducing greenhouse gases and finding solutions to the greatest existential threat facing humanity today due to climate change”.
The concert will take place at the Dubai Opera on 6 December. The United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held from 30 November to 12 December at Expo City, Dubai.
