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...liberation. “Free” celebrates catharsis through music (“Just be in love when you scream that song on and on”), while “Good Woman” is a refreshingly optimistic breakup song, replete with children’s choir. Though “Names” takes on the challenging subject of child abuse, it is perhaps the album’s only misstep. Despite their good intentions, the lyrics are regrettably over-the-top and the song comes off as comically maudlin—like a disastrous combination...
...known to friends and fans, settles down on a dusty wooden bench with his guitar. All day, he has been clapping his big hands, flapping his long arms, and high-stepping around the bare concrete floor of a thatched rondavel-turned-makeshift studio - anything to fire up the choir of aids orphans with whom he is recording a charity album. Unused to the rigor and repetition of a recording session, especially in this infernal heat, the children are wilting. It's time for a break - and it's Tuku's turn to sing. A dozen kids cluster round, jostling...
...patient people," says Jacob, a clerk from Mutare. "Sometimes too patient." "People are getting the messages through this music," says Chipo, a Bulawayo student. "We know they are singing from the heart. In time, it will help us stand up." On Mtukudzi's last morning in Binga, the choir seems to be stronger, more confident. They zip through a couple of songs, and Tuku raises his arms to heaven, in triumph - or is it thanksgiving? But they soon tire. Their voices crack. Their legs ache. Their new outfits - rich gold paired with a chocolate-brown batik - make them itch. Partway...
...school guidance counselor convinced her to apply, Hernandez had to face the interview process. At the interview, her African-American interviewer offered to conduct the meeting in Spanish. Hernandez was put at ease, but insisted on English. After the interview, the Exeter representative made a surprise appearance at her choir performance and waited afterwards to speak to her parents, explaining to them in Spanish all of the opportunities Exeter had to offer...
...addition to the appearance of the honored guest, the 1,000 students expected to attend Cultural Rhythms can look forward to a wide array of performances from over 30 student organizations, including a Chinese yo-yo group, the Kuumba choir and presentations by other ethnic groups...