Many of these songs were supposed to make me rich & famous. Then I got to know communities in Uganda, Kenya and Pakistan and, over 18 months, I have decided that (mostly) they are not out to "rip me off" but are genuine communities trying to get their kids an education. I said "mostly" because I did catch out one fellow scamming. The rest I trust implicitly. My goal is to send 100% of these funds to those communities (excepting transfer fees charged to me by financial organisations).

The title song "You can call me Joy" was written about the very first community that I came to know (now calling themselves SkyKids Uganda) and their leader, Joseph Kiwanuka. So many gorgeous photos of these children with huge smiles even though they are living in terrible conditions. You can call me Joy was trying to illustrate that a huge number of people in their country are suffering from the same burden. Their is no real reason to be joyful yet joy shines through everywhere.

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