Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Noah in Rwanda

it shrinks your hair, the next thing you know...
you can't stop coughing, ough, ough, ough
hey let's altogher as brothers and sisters...
hand in hand fight of HIV/AIDS

Mushimiyimana Noah appeared on the Tyra Show last year with Alicia Keys as Keys talked about her NGO, Keep A Child Alive which provides life-saving anti-retroviral treatment, care and support services to children and families whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Africa) and India by directly engaging the global public in the fight against AIDS.

Noah is 15 years old and HIV positive. His dream is to produce an album to take care of his family in Rwanda.

Art is a means of expression (whether protest or praise) but it is also a means of livelihood and a method of healing (see janjaweed post). The balance between authenticity and commercial viability is a difficult one. I hope he remains true but I also hope that we appreciate his music enough to make it a livelihood for him. I hope that he rises to that occasion.

Click the link to see him perform on the Tyra Show. Noah.

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