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black township south of
Johannesburg. One of the areas in
South Africa hardest hit by
violence during the struggle against
apartheid. Despite all of the
poverty, the rapid spread of
AIDS,
malnutrition,
murders and road accidents Soweto boats a world class
youth orchestra (founded in
1997) that will leave for its first world tour later in
2001. (They will be in Los Angeles in April 2001)
"
I can always walk with my head high, thinking of how it feels when we are performing, when we play the kind of music we do, I feel I'm representing Soweto in a whole new way."
18-year-old Gilbert Tsoke, now studying at the
national arts school
source: cnn.com