Social Distancing as Virtual Proximity — Musicians Worldwide Serenade People from Their Homes in the Times of Coronavirus

As part of a global initiative, musicians worldwide have offered a series of virtual concerts via different social media platforms to encourage people to take social distancing seriously while also spreading awareness about Covid-19 safety measures all around the world. Here are some of those live sessions from around the world that will not be seen by 8 million Kashmiris whose internet speed has been restricted to 2G.

Accompanied by his cat Mozart, Argentine music legend Fito Paez performs live from his house.

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Chris Martin, Founder and Vocalist of British band Coldplay, performs live on Instagram from his house.

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American band OneRepublic plays live on Instagram.

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Uruguayan Musician and Doctor Jorge Drexler plays live alone in an empty concert hall in San José, Costa Rica

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Indian score composer duo Salim–Sulaiman do a special Navroz performance

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American Musician and Singer Songwriter John Legend live from his house

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Irish Musician Hozier live from home.

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Ukranian Rock Band The Hardkiss live from home.

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South Korean Acoustic Folk duo 10CM live from home.

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American Hip Hop Legend and Actor Common live from his house.

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Musicians Alejandro Sanz (Spain) and Juanes (Colombia) play their tour concert online from quarantine.

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Colombian DJ Arnaldo Champetuo plays a live set from home.

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The Rotterdam Philharmonic perform the finale of Beethoven’s 9th with each musician playing from their respective homes.

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