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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New album out now:

MAYBARDUK: No Hay Pueblo Vencido

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