Word: sinikithemba
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...stars of the evening were the members of the Sinikithemba Choir, a group of HIV-positive singers from South Africa who have performed across the world and shared the stage with figures ranging from Elton John and Diana Ross to Bill Clinton and Bishop Desmond Tutu. Performing a set of original songs by their music director, Phumlani Kunene—as well as some gospel and traditional African pieces—the colorfully-dressed choir sang about hope, HIV awareness, and combatting the virus that has claimed many lives across the world...
...Sinikithemba started as a support group for HIV-positive patients at McCord Hospital in Durban, South Africa, Kunene said. The name of the group means “we give hope” in the Zulu language...
...concert, Kwon said, although older community members seemed to greatly outnumber the students in the audience. Many spectators were affiliated with one of the two Boston-area choirs, the Sharing a New Song Chorus and the Boston Community Choir, which also performed some of the pieces alongside Sinikithemba last night...
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