Prior to the video-conference , the participants watched the film BEAT THE
DRUM, winner of more than 25 awards from international film festivals, and the
documentary NKOSI: A VOICE OF AFRICA'S AIDS ORPHANS.

Websites dealing with audio/video and multimedia/new media presentations in the field of poetry.

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"The risk Poetry Band took paid off as this is a must-have for all
music collectors," said Jason Pepe of Zero Magazine. This first event of its kind initiated a yearlong
campaign designed to mobilize young people to work together across borders to
combat AIDS/HIV using the Internet and new technologies as their platform.afxb .org

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com. It reinforced our
dedication to using media and technology to create an international community
among young people and to engage them in global issues."
Youth orphaned by or living with AID/HIV were able to connect with one
another from four locations (Los Angeles, London, Johannesburg and
Cape Town).

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Though current releases are in a jazz-rock groove, new recordings
could range from the London Philharmonic to a solo guitar, trumpet or flute.carsafe.

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CDNOW.652.

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For more on ASF, visit
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected by AIDS/HIV in the world
with an estimated 43 million AIDS orphans.8833 Email: Alison@GlobalTribeNET.

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This release was issued through eReleases(TM).

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Novel and New Poetry Band: One-of-a-Kind Group Offers Music and Message

Also of interest is the Poetry Band web page: http://www.poetryband .
The project was funded by AFXB, a Swiss-based organization that works with
AIDS/HIV in 17 countries (http://www.

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CD Proceeds to Be Donated to Automobile Safety Foundation

LOS ANGELES, Members of many bands don't even read
books, much less write them. "What was most rewarding for us was
to see the energy and sense of community that almost immediately developed
between these young people who are literally worlds apart. This event on the fourth World
AIDS Orphans Day , started by Albina du Boisrouvray, founder of AFXB, was the
first step to connect youth in regions around the world affected by HIV/AIDS
in a spirit of solidarity and to support them in taking positive action in
their lives and in their communities.

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As the name implies, Poetry Band is a thrilling blend of avant-garde poems
combined with guitar-driven music. Jim's father, Joe
Guercio, was Elvis Presley's orchestra leader for many years.
By conveying important messages about God, as well as delivering important
social and political commentary, this album takes many risks, and for this
reason, Wilson has been called both the "God Poet" and "Outlaw Poet."
Proceeds from "Exit " are being donated to the Automobile Safety
Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization that researches and
develops ways to improve vehicle safety while addressing public driving
awareness and auto safety issues.com,
which has everything from a cure for cancer ("Read these words/most astute /a
cure for cancer/is Bloodroot") to "Buster," an amazing space rock find.com
E-Mail: poetryband@hotmail .
An estimated 1000 young people participated from four continents, including a
group from inner city Los Angeles, and AIDS orphans from Cape Town and
Johannesburg, South Africa.

Contact: Alison Fast at 310.

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The CDs are extended improv sessions, with "Exit" clocking in at 65
minutes of nonstop pure jam, which may be a record in the music world.
The music is very melodic and melancholy at points, yet boiling over in
intensity at times.
Alison Fast, who produced and moderated the event for Global Tribe
Network, said the event exceeded their expectations and demonstrated the power
of technology to bring people together.

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The
themes vary from enlightening Christian spirituals to urgent social
commentary.

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With a free-
flowing quality that still has an edge, "music the wine, and poetry the bread"
are superbly fused by Poetry Band.
Poetry Band CDs and Wilson Sherman's books are available at your book and
record store as well as many online companies , including Amazon.ereleases. Bilge Bassani, CEO of AFXB
commented, "We believe that young people have the power to change the course
of the disease through knowledge and action.

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Poetry Band features the visionary poetry
of Wilson Sherman combined with an ever-growing collective of accomplished
musicians .com, and Barnes + Noble bookstores.

For more information, contact:

Michelle Biscan
LA CA MUSIC (ASCAP)
Phone: (858) 831-1817
Internet: http://www.

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So, why use spoken word and poetry? Simple - it was one of the first
ways of communicating with God.PoetryBand .

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Poetry Band is one of the few spoken word Christian bands in
America.
"The first poetry band," Wilson Sherman says, "was David reciting his
Psalms while the musicians jammed along!"
This modern-day Poetry Band has recently recorded two live,
improvisational music poetry CDs, which feature spoken word, songs and long
jams combined and woven into a kind of modern psychedelic theatre. They exchanged presentations about their HIV/AIDS experiences
-- in the form of poetry slams, art, drumming, music and stories.org).

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The two
CDs, "Resurrection" and "Exit," were released in late spring and act as
companion pieces to two of Wilson Sherman books of poetry, "Rooms" and "Exit.

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For more information,
visit http://www. LOS ANGELES, On Saturday, May 7, GlobalTribe Network
(http://www.org), a Los Angeles based non-profit organization,
produced an international video-conference to mark World AIDS/HIV Orphans Day.

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But Poetry Band is far from your average rock
band .

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Accompanying Wilson's amazing vocals on "Exit" are featured musicians John
Rekevics on saxophone/flute/clarinet; Darrell Fields on guitar;
bassist/pianist Steve Blake; and drummer Jim Guercio. Listening to the extended jams is truly an unforgettable
experience.GlobalTribeNet. It is estimated that there will be
100 million orphans worldwide by 2010.