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- ↑ Gregory Barz, Judah M. Cohen The Culture of AIDS in Africa: Hope and Healing 2011 "Janis visited Durban the same year, held a benefit concert with the choir at the Durban City Hall, and recorded the album A Thousand Summers with both the Sinikithemba Choir and the Imilonji KaNtu choral ensemble."
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