Take a sneak preview at a behind-the-scenes rehearsal with award-winning Black British Choir, B Positive, as they practice a recording of an original song about life with sickle cell disease. B Positive first rose to fame on Britain’s Got Talent in 2018 with their performance of “Rise Up”.
Members of the choir all either live with or alongside sickle cell disease. Their goal is to raise awareness and understanding of this rare condition through the healing power of music. The song, called ‘Come and Walk a Mile’, was originally created by Next Step, a small organization in Boston, USA, that helps young people living with serious illness find their voice through music therapy. This iteration by B Positive Choir is a tribute to the sickle cell community that invites listeners to come and feel what it feels like to live with sickle cell.
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder which affects approximately 100,000 people in the US, primarily African Americans, and nearly 8 million people globally.1,2
Sources
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Data & Statistics on Sickle Cell Disease.” on.pfizer.com/3KMW7eF. Accessed February 6, 2024.
2. The Lancet: Haematology. “Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000-2021.” on.pfizer.com/4b5ZYOO)%20in%2.... Accessed February 6, 2024.