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World Beat News
Peter
Gabriel: "Don't Give Up" adds
poetic eloquence to PLWHA movement in Asia
Pacific
The
HIV/AIDS campaign by the arts and
media community facilitated by UNDP
in the Asia Pacific region has received
a shot in the arm with support from
two leading names in international
music - noted rock star, Peter Gabriel,
and the leading UK-based record company,
Real World.
In an inspiring gesture, Peter Gabriel
and Real World have given the UNDP
free rights to use a celebrated song
by the singer, "Don't Give Up",
as the background score for "Quiet
Storm" an evocative short film
celebrating the lives of people living
with HIV/AIDS in Asia Pacific.
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Peter
Gabriel's intense voice and deeply inspiring
music form the leitmotif of six-minute
flash film. The film is available in
English and ten other languages of the
Asia Pacific region and can be downloaded
from www.youandaids.org,
the HIV/AIDS Portal for the Asia Pacific.
The film has been produced by the UNDP
Regional HIV and Development Programme
for South and North East Asia, in partnership
with the Asia Pacific Network of PLWHA
(APN+) and Indian Network for PLWHA
(INP+) as an advocacy tool for issues
faced by PLWHA in the region. It is
the movie version of a photographic
book with the same title released last
year.
"The song is truly inspiring and
looks almost scripted for the film,"
said Ms. Sonam Yangchen Rana, Senior
Advisor and Regional Programme Coordinator,
UNDP Regional HIV and Development Programme,
South and North East Asia. The gesture
by Real World, which has licensed the
rights of the track to UNDP for the
film, reflects the increasing commitment
of global arts and media community against
HIV/AIDS.
Mr. Rob Bozas of Real World Music said
the agreement with UNDP was a symbol
of the record company's social responsibility.
"We at Real World Music take our
social responsibility very seriously
and we know that working with our artists
and through popular songs we can draw
attention to important social issues
that affect all mankind," he said.
"The AIDS pandemic is one of the
worst hangovers we have from the last
millennium affecting the infected, the
affected, and those seeking to avoid
it. We supported 'Quiet Storm', as it
raises important issues and gives hope
to both individuals and communities.
The message to people living with HIV/AIDS,
their communities and families as well
as to the scientists and social reformers
is the same - 'Don't Give Up',"
he said.
Noted Japanese musician, Mr. Naomi Suzuki,
has set the score for the Japanese version
of the film. This original score is
inspired by the lives of people featured
in the film, said Mr. Suzuki.
A posting of SEA-AIDS, a forum addressing
HIV/AIDS in Asia: www.hdnet.org |
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