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Saul Williams Ponders Poverty, HIV, Music and Change After Swaziland Visit -- Exclusive Essay

  • Posted on Jun 21st 2012 2:40PM by Saul Williams
Sydelle Willow-Smith One thing I love about summers, as a musician, are the many music festivals across the world that allow me to travel to countries and places I may have never taken the time to explore on my own. Last week I had an opportunity to travel to Swaziland, in southern Africa, and perform at the sixth installation of the Bushfire ...

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