African Children's Choir
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The African Children's Choir is a large choir made up of children ages 7 to 11 from several African nations. The choir has included children from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and the nKomazi region in South Africa. Many of the children have lost one or both parents to AIDS and other poverty-related diseases, and all of them are victims of extreme poverty.
The Choir was founded by in 1984 in Uganda and has expanded since. For each new tour, new children are selected for the choir, which each tour lasting from a year to a year and a half. The choir serves as the main fundraising branch for its parent organization, Music For Life, with proceeds from the choir's work used to fund education and relief efforts for African children affected by poverty and disease. Over 7000 children in several African nations are currently being supported through the program.
The Choir has released a number of albums and DVDs over the years, and has performed at events around the world, including.
In 2005 the Choir achieved worldwide visibility through several highly publicized performances. They performed at the Live 8 concert in London with Mariah Carey and Paul McCartney, and were featured on The Tonight Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In 2006, they performed at an event for one.org and before the United Nations for its UNAIDS summit.
The African Children's Choir currently has two choirs touring the United States, the 27th and 28th choirs in the organization's history. The current choirs are comprised of children from Uganda and Kenya.
