African Children's Choir: Journey of Hope

"These are talented kids but not so overly drilled that they have lost their raw charm or sense of excitement... In fact, it's difficult to say who is having more fun—the choir or the audience." - The Scotsman

For the past 24 years, The African Children's Choir has astounded audiences around the world with their blend of traditional African song and dance. Comprised of Africa's most vulnerable children, the choir was founded by human rights activist Ray Barnett following the brutal reign of Uganda's Idi Amin, during which thousands of children were orphaned and left starving.

With the great emphasis that the choir places on education, new members are selected every year so that previous members may return to Africa and have their schooling completely funded by The African Children's Choir. These determined children work towards the goal of attending university programs and becoming valuable, productive citizens of their homelands. Choir members also serve as ambassadors for all children in Africa who have become orphans because of the AIDS pandemic.

The African Children's Choir has performed at many prestigious events, including for Kofi Annan at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York, with Sir Paul McCartney and Mariah Carey in London and at Nelson Mandela's AIDS awareness concert in South Africa. With an indescribable spirit that no other performance could match, the African Children's Choir shows the world that its members, like the millions of abandoned and traumatized children in Africa, have beauty, dignity and unlimited potential.

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