Join Youssou N'Dour and IntraHealth in an Open Collaboration!
Global non-profit IntraHealth International sees the use of open source technologies in medicine as a revolutionary step towards better health care in Africa and other developing regions. To that end, they have created IntraHealth OPEN. In much the same way that a musical piece benefits from collaboration and a sharing of ideas, IntraHealth believes that open source technologies can create better medical systems that will save lives.
In order to get the idea across and increase awareness of open-source technologies in the developing world, IntraHealth has teamed up with Grammy Award winning musician and philanthropist Youssou N’Dour (see video). Youssou has donated the stems to his song “Wake Up” for the purpose of creating an IntraHealth OPEN Remix album. Some of entertainment's biggest stars have already donated their talent to the cause by submitting remixes – artists such as Toubab Krewe, Nas, Peter Buck of R.E.M., and Duncan Sheik.
IntraHealth and Youssou N’Dour are reaching out to Indaba’s collaborative community of musicians to join the cause. Using the stems to “Wake Up”, re-imagine Youssou N’Dour’s song and join other well-known musicians who have donated time and talent in support of IntraHealth OPEN.
Sing a duet with Youssou, create a new beat, or arrange new instrumentation.
Show the world the power of open technology!

Learn more about IntraHealth OPEN and Contribute Now!
Winners were announced on May 26, 2009 at 9:00 PM EDT
See the Contest Winners
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Source Files
Prize
Grand Prize Winner (chosen by the judges from all of the entries)
The Winner will be announced at the Global Health Conference in Washington, D.C. (May 26-30). The Winner will recieve up to $1000 towards their travel to the conference and will have the opportunity to perform their version live alongside several of the OPEN Remix artists! If the Winner is unable to attend the conference, they will be given the opportunity to have a Skype call with Youssou N'Dour.
The Winner's track will by included on the official Rhapsody and Amazon OPEN Remix album, and will be streamed on the IntraHealth OPEN website!
2 Runners-Up (chosen by the judges from all of the entries)
The Runners-Up will each receive an OPEN Remix album signed by Youssou N'Dour, and have their track streamed on the IntraHealth OPEN website!
Ten Honorable Mentions (selected by public voting)
The Ten Honorable Mentions will each receive an OPEN Remix album, signed by Youssou N'Dour!
Judges
Youssou N'Dour, Toubab Krewe, and David Bither (Nonesuch Records) will be selecting the winners from among all of the submissions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q:What is the BPM of the song?
A: "Wake Up" was recorded at 92 BPM.
Q: Can I SPAM the discussion board?!?!
A: No! It's meant for discussion. Posting about your entry is cool, but please be respectful of everyone who wants to talk about the contest and don't post the same thing repeatedly.
Q: Can I submit a mashup and/or use samples in my submission?
A: No! Your submission must be made of the tracks provided and/or material for which you own the copyright.
Q: How many entries can I submit?
A: Just one! Make it count!
Q: How do I download the source files?
A: You must first enter the contest before you can download the files.
Q: What can I add to the source files?
A: You can add anything you want! You can re-record the entire song, just use the vocals and build off of that, or do a straight mix and only use the source files - the sky is the limit.
Q: I'm new to mixing/producing and need some help!
A: If you need help and are using our online session console, check out our help section and online tutorials.
Q: Can I sell my mix?
A: No! Submissions are licensed to you under a Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 license. This means you can play your mix anywhere you like for non-commercial purposes, as long as you always give due credit to IntraHealth and Youssou N'Dour. For more information on this license, go to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Q: I don't see my question here!
A: Please post a description of the problem on the discussion board and we’ll help you as best we can!
I found this interesting vid about underground hip-hop in Senegal on Youtube. I hope you enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABSgpqtiMoA&...
Point well taken MiiM. I think Tassili has put forward a good solution too.
Some thoughts from me:
1. I don't think it was the intention of Heather and Pape to influence voters towards the songs they commented positively.
I assume, they just were excited about all those excellent submissions in this contest. I think they felt like the rest of us that this contest triggered an enormous amount of creative energy and just wanted to share their impressions.
Even if they left no comments on my entry I did not feel bad about it. I was just happy to see how excited the IntraHealth staff was about this contest.
2. IntraHealth runs this contest and could easily influence the judges to choose their favourite submissions without leaving public comments on some songs. They could just talk to the judges directly. If they had bad intentions, why should they make them public ?
3. I don't see why IntraHealth should be interested to influence the outcome of the "honourable mentions" selection ?
Nevertheless,
4. I feel that it was not a wise idea of IntraHealth officials to leave their comments with their "official" tag, as it opens the door for all kind of doubts and suspicions. So this might be a lesson learned for the next contest.
best regards,
Thomas
Tassili U came up w/ a perfectly elegant solution... If Intrahealth officials wanted 2 comment i believe they shoulda done so anonymously... and i havta believe that they were just caught up in the excitement of watching the competition unfold not meaning 2 cause any influence thru their "endorsements".
Thx 4 Maja and Dell 4 speaking ur thoughts about this as well... i'm pretty sure that more remixers here feel that exact same way however don't upset the final outcome... 4 themselves and each other...
@ Paul... I wouldn't necessarily say ur totally on the "outside" as I did check out the Studio Mali myspace and recognized ur name as CEO...lol
Nice work ur doin w/ that... and offering local i'd imagine impoverished African musicians session work as well as pulling in ppl like Bono and such 2 promote ur cause...
However, I don't really understand what ur thoughts on "self promo" havta do w/ this specific issue... all we r saying really here is once we saw comments coming from Intrahealth it took away the excitement for a few of us.... from the competition... as far as the final outcome... u havta recognize that its not just about musical prowess here... again its another remix contest where the outcome is about spreading a message for a cause4 Intra-health... even tho the judges aren't technically employed by them... i'm pretty positive that they will choose the mix 1) that speaks the message Intrahealth wants 2 promote, and 2) perhaps a submission that is creative and @ a high level of musical execution. (as many r)
and as far as ur point bout David Bither well thats only 1 of the judges...lol
and I'm sure u as a CEO of ur own studio, if u were holding sum sort of contest lookin for the next African Idol... u wouldn't want ur employee's whispering in the contest's ears "hey ur really good, imma tell Paul bout u"... even tho ur not specifically on the judges panel urself.... would u hosting that whole event want 2 potentially ruin the excitement 4 all the contestants involved?
That all we're sayin here... that it might sway things b/c the fact that its about an Intrahealth message... and that it kinda let sum of the air outta this remix comps tires... left sum of us feelin flat...
You all make some interesting points. I do think it was probably a mistake in judgement for high-ranking people at Intra-health to gush over certain mixes and ignore others. I sat this one out but I hope for the sake of everyone that worked so hard on their mixes that Heather and Pape's endorsements do not have an influence on the judges decision making process. I mean, when you think about it, if they just had to make comments they could have done so without talking about their positions at Intra-health don't you think?
@Miim I totally agree with you. I felt the same, but didn't want to say anything. I thought people might think I was pissed off that Intrahealth didn't leave a comment on my remix:-)
But I felt it was wrong and it took out the excitement for me.
Well MiiM you said it all I can't add more to that.
@Dell I agree there must be a better system. I understand that Indaba needs to spread the word in order to stay a success, and I guess the voting system helps with that. But in my opinion it also diminish the value of the honourable mentions from votes. So a system that both drags in new people and only let Indaba users vote.
Maja
Miim brings up some interesting and I believe valid points. It is a rather touchy subject and I applaud him for speaking his mind. The big surprise to me too is not only did Hal G. not receive comments from them, but that he didn't land in the top five. The topic of the popular vote has been discussed in the forum for a while now, and I don't pretend to have the solution, but it does seem to me that there has to be a better system. Perhaps the vote of those who "live here" should carry more weight than those just "visiting". Please don't get me wrong, I love doing these (for my own growth if nothing else), and I believe things will get better. Especially if people continue to feel free to express themselves in the music and in the blogs.
The Fine Print
The “INTRAHEALTH OPEN REMIX CONTEST" OFFICIAL RULES
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ELIGIBILITY: The IntraHealth OPEN Remix Contest (“Contest”) is operated and hosted by Indaba Media, LLC (“Operator”) on the Indaba Music Website, www.indabamusic.com (“Website”). The Contest is open to individuals who are 13 years of age or older at the time of entry and who are not presently signed to any record label or publisher under any exclusive agreements and/or other contractual arrangements which prohibit or might prohibit them from participating in any element of this Contest. Employees, contractors, directors and officers of IntraHealth International, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Indaba Media, LLC, or any of their affiliates, distributors, or web design, advertising and promotion agencies of any of the foregoing companies involved in the administration, development, and execution of this Contest (collectively, “Contest Parties”), and the immediate family members (i.e. spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and spouse or "step" of each) of each and those living in the same households of any of the foregoing companies (i.e. persons, whether related or not, who have lived in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Contest) are not eligible to win this Contest. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR OTHERWISE.
TO ENTER: Select audio sound files (“Audio Files”) provided by the Sponsor will be available for Contest Entrants to download. The audio files can be modified and/or mixed with original audio files the Entrant creates using any platform the entrant chooses, including the Session Console, an online mixing and editing tool provided by the Operator. Entrant is not required to use Audio Files; however, Entrant must submit a cover of the Recording using any an all instrumentation, including the Audio Files, musical instruments and/or vocals (“Submission”) by uploading the Submission to www.IndabaMusic.com/contests/show/pbs_musicinstinct between April 14, 2009 at 12:00:00pm and May 12, 5:00:00pm EST, 2009 (“Contest Period”). The computer of the Operator is the official timekeeping device for this Contest. In order to download the Audio Files and to upload a Submission, Entrants must register for a membership account with the Website. Follow the online instructions at http://www.indabamusic.com/account/signup to register.
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Submissions shall not contain materials which are not created entirely by Entrant or which are owned by others (including music "samples" other than the Audio Files provided through the Website);
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Submissions shall not be in violation of any law.
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SELECTION OF WINNERS AND PRIZES: Submissions will be posted on the Website during the Submission Period, thereby allowing visitors to vote for their favorite Submissions between May 12, 2009 and May 22, 2009 ("Voting Period"). Limit one vote per email address/ per person. Any attempt by Entrant and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than once by using multiple names or email addresses and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Operator in its sole discretion, shall give Operator the right to disqualify Entrant in its discretion. In the event of a tie, an additional judging period will take place relating to tied Entrants, such additional judging period to be determined by Operator. The top ten (10) Submission entries, including the winner, as determined by voting (“Honorable Mentions”) will each receive an autographed CD of the IntraHealth OPEN Remix album. (the “Prize”). Neither the Operator nor the Sponsor will be responsible for delays in delivering the Prize.
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Hey guys!
We here at Indaba wanted to let you know that Heather & Pape's comments were never meant to sway voting or judging in any way. Everyone here was just so impressed with all of your work and they wanted to express it. The point was never to cause conflict or bias any submission in any way. We apologize for any discomfort this may have caused, and we can assure you that the lesson has been learned.
We also can't wait to announce the winners tonight at 9PM EDT, so make sure to check back tonight. Congrats to all of you on such great mixes!