Here is the English version of the latest Positivo video, filmed and edited by Clare Knivett (maximum respect for the great work). The 15-min movie shows the making of “Queremos viver” and the final version of the song including a powerful video clip.
Thanks to: Africare, who made this beautiful work possible, to the local artists, that offered all their help and have been trained to continue the Positivo work in the Chimoio area, thanks to Djibra and Tony on the drums and the bass for their help working on the instrumental and prooving again their number one status as a Mozambican rhythm duet, thanks to Paul McKeon for his help in about 120 problematic situations and thanks last but not least to the Positivo team for their never ending enthusiasm and motivation in this unique work.
Archive for October, 2008
Dear Positivos,
A new song was born at the end of October 2008, in in Escola Muele from Inhambane. The song has 2 potential titles, yet to decide : ‘Ha sempre tempo’ or ‘A camisinha nao contamina’. 1 year after the POSITIVO Maxixe hit ‘Uma noite de prazer’ (to be released in a new version next month), students aged between 15 and 18 chose to sing about condoms again. While pleasure remains their main concern, participants in the workshop also tried to correct one very famous misperception in Mozambique : ‘Condoms bring diseases’.
Oi, pessoal; during our 2 weeks stay with AFRICARE in Chimoio we produced some pretty tunes, that you can download….
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“Queremos viver“, which was recorded in the Escola Secundaria 7 de Abril, a wicked kwassa kwassa style with powerful message. The children sing about their future and the obstacles to achieve their dreams. Sex abuse, violation and infection with HIV were some of the reasons, given by the participants.
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“Respeite teu corpo” was recorded in the Escola Primaria Panga Panga in Gondola, 15 km from Chimoio. It was our first attempt to work with Primary School children discussing HIV messages. The participants explain the ways in which you can become infected with HIV and the ways that you cannot get infected; as we know there is a lot of misinformation: many Mozambicans think that just touching an HIV infected person would infect them as well, or using the same towel or clothes. Also mosquitos are considered as potential HIV carriers of HIV infection. This song attempts to dispell the misinformation.
enjoy
quremos viver [4:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download respeite teu corpo [5:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
There are 3 more songs which Positivo has recorded with the local artists: one with Lolo, talking about sex too early, another one with Nito (viraka), talking about the importance of the HIV test and last but not least with Ginho.
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Lolo: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Nito: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Ginho: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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