MTV, Artists Set to Mark World AIDS Day
Posted Nov 29th 2006 10:06AM by Jeff Davidson

... Hanson (yes, those pop kids from the 90s that have grown into some formidable musicians) was inspired by a trip to South Africa and the AIDS devastation there; they released a new single called "Great Divide," which features an African children's choir. All proceeds from the download will go to the Perinatal HIV Research Unit in Soweto, South Africa -- a hospital that helps reduce the transmission of pre-natal HIV/AIDS. It is also the first track from their upcoming record, "The Walk."

"Our trip to Africa was a personal awakening," says Taylor Hanson. "Our experience there made clear that the fight against AIDS is an urgent cause that requires action, whether you're in the ghettos of Soweto or suburbs of America. That is the message we want to help deliver through whatever means we can, and encourage others to do so as well."