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Alameda Music Group Gets Grammy Nomination

The group produces music for and by children and has received its second straight Grammy nomination.

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The Alphabet Rockers was founded by two social activists who have assembled a multimedia family of 60 musicians, poets, dancers, and other artists.
The Alphabet Rockers was founded by two social activists who have assembled a multimedia family of 60 musicians, poets, dancers, and other artists. (CBS-SF)

ALAMEDA (KPIX 5) — A group in the East Bay that produces music for and by children has been nominated for a Grammy Award. And while that is certainly good news, the young musicians have a larger goal in mind: they want to change the world.

On Sunday afternoon, about two dozen people arrived at a house in Alameda to discuss a project called “The Butterfly Effect.” It was started by two young girls, whose goal was to create 15,000 paper butterflies representing children being held in immigration detention centers.

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