| Children's Songs for Peace and a Better World | ||||
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Folk, children's songs | |||
| Length | 31:00 | |||
| Label | The Mosaic Project | |||
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Children's Songs for Peace and a Better World is the album released by the non-profit organization called The Mosaic Project. [1] The organization's co-director is Brett Dennen, the folk musician, who wrote and performed the majority of the songs on the album.
All songs were written by Brett Dennen and Lara Mendel and performed by Brett Dennen, except where noted.
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