Peter Maybarduk is a lawyer, composer
and international advocate.
With Washington, D.C.-based Public Citizen (formerly with Essential Action),
Peter advises governments and civil society groups around the world on
their rights to promote access to medicines for all under intellectual
property rules. This year Peter's work with partners yielded
significant
HIV/AIDS drug price reductions in Colombia and new state access to medicines policies
enacted by President Rafael Correa in Ecuador.
Peter has co-founded several
volunteer-run advocacy and assistance organizations, including
International Professional
Partnerships for Sierra Leone (IPPSL), dedicated to supporting public sector
development in one of the world’s least developed countries.
Peter
is also a songwriter
and performer. He released his second album, “No Hay Pueblo
Vencido,” (“No Defeated People”) in March 2009.
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Born on July
4, 1979, to an American diplomat and a social worker in
Mexico City, Maybarduk has since lived and worked in Nicaragua, Sierra
Leone, Cuba, Venezuela and Ecuador, among other countries, and across
the United States from a reform school in rural Maine to law school in
Berkeley, California, where
he fronted indie rock trio Last Clear Chance.
In "Darker Days," Maybarduk sings, "I only want to be of use.
To protect a people or an idea." Many of his songs wrestle with the
challenges of creating both personal and political change.
Maybarduk's sounds range from electronic
sample-based
compositions ("Siddhartha on his raft") to conversations on Spanish
guitar ("Sundays") to full-tilt post-punk rock ("Dom Helder Camara").
He self-released his first album, "Passengers," a narrative of
introspective songs bridged by field recordings, in 2007.
Maybarduk radio interview (we'll post others soon)
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