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Guguletu, South Africa

A twenty minute drive takes you to the Township of Guguletu, which is considered one of the most dangerous areas in South Africa.  Among the sea of tin shacks, we found hope and inspiration as a backyard jam session drew in hordes of women and children who danced and sang away the day, baring their souls for all to admire.  In 2008, two years later, we returned to the exact spot where this backyard jam happened, and broke ground on the Playing for Change Foundation's first project: The Ntonga Music School!

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