In Uganda, a national awareness campaign has helped dramatically lower the percentage of the population infected by HIV over a period of 16 years. But grass-roots organizations aren't just telling Ugandans how to fight AIDS—they're also singing about how to do it. "Music has done so much," says one performer. "It's hard for people to go away with no lesson learned." In the song "Bannange Twajjirwa" ("We Have Been Invaded") from the Grammy-nominated Folkways collection "Singing for Life," a women's group describes the horrors of the virus and promotes prevention and testing.
Listen to Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda"Bannange Twajjirwa (We have been invaded) and "The Struggle Against AIDS"
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Comments (2)
Am looking for your song reflected in your May issue.Played by your Jazz orchestra in Egypt.Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' train"
Posted by Paul August on April 24,2008 | 12:55 AM
I enjoyed the article in your "JUKEBOX". Who could I contact regarding future JUKEBOX features....... Thanks.
Posted by Joey Curtin on March 25,2008 | 01:32 PM