'Make music work where politics can't'

                  HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- For the first time in its history, the
                  world famous Philadelphia Boys' Choir is visiting Cuba for a 10-day
                  concert tour, the latest in a series of cultural and sports exchanges
                  between the Cold War foes.

                  "Many times we accept the challenge of going to countries that
                  are politically not in tune with America or America's not in tune with
                  them," said Bob Hamilton, the choir's director. "And we think this is
                  the time to make music work where politics can't."

                  The cadre of American singers, more than 100 strong, was greeted at the
                  Alejando Garcia Catooda music elementary school with chants of
                  "Welcome, Philadelphia."

                  Hamilton said their reception in Cuba is among the warmest the choir has
                  received in its travels, which include visits to about 40 countries during the
                  last 30 years.

                  As one choir member put it, the visit is "something significant, like breaking
                  the barriers, trying to get the countries together again."