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Former Queen duo get into the groove for HIV/AIDS
Gustav Thiel. 10 March 2003. Cape Times. Republished courtesy of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd.
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Two former members of the rock group Queen visited Cape Town last week to record songs for the Nelson Mandela Foundation which will benefit the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Brian May and Roger Taylor were accompanied by former Eurythmics frontman Dave Stewart.
May and Taylor said that the decision to become involved in the project was made after a benefit concert for HIV/AIDS on Robben Island was cancelled at the start of 2003. The concert was to have taken place last month.
The two have worked extensively around the world to promote the fight against HIV/AIDS after Queen's lead singer, Freddie Mercury, died of the disease in the 1990s.
After the cancellation of the Robben Island event, Bono from U2, Dave Stewart and The Clash's Joe Strummer - the seminal figure of punk rock in the United Kingdom who passed away last month - wrote songs to be recorded by May and Taylor.
Stewart, regarded as a genius in the recording studio, accompanied the Queen die-hards on their visit to the Mother City to record the songs at Milestone Studios. The work was completed on Saturday.
Kim Marie from Real Concerts said Johnny Clegg and members of Amampondo, among others, also worked on the project.
It was the first time May and Taylor worked with Stewart and they described the experience as "an honour", adding that they were "aiming to create opportunities to increase awareness of the pandemic". |
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