Culture & ArtsArtsVideoPlaying For Change

This Is 'La Bamba' Like You've Never Heard -- Or Seen -- It Before

This Is One Song Being Played Around The World, And It Will Make You Smile
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Huffington Post Trends and Digital Innovation editor. Writer, Artist Extraordinaire

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La Bamba | Playing For Change from Playing For Change on Vimeo.

From Mexico to Los Angeles to Australia to Argentina to Serbia and beyond, everyone is singing "La Bamba!"

The video above, which brings together people of all religions, class, continents, cultures and politics through the shared experience of the song, is part of a project called Playing for Change. It aims to show the powerful ability of music to break down barriers between people and raise the level of human understanding. Because in the end, we all love a good tune, and we should all love each other.

It will definitely bring a smile to your face.

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