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Music Stars Support AU, AFRIMA As They Fight Against The Spread of COVID-19
The celebration of the 2020 Africa Day Marshaled by the African Union (AU) in partnership with All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has held as a virtual live solidarity concert for the AU COVID-19 Response Fund.
It drew participation and performances from diverse African music talents across the continent and the diaspora.
Broadcast on multiple electronic and digital media channels in Africa on Monday, the concert was staged under the theme: Health security in the context of COVID-19.
It includes inspiring and motivating live performances from more than 20 African music superstars and conveyed motivating messages to viewers using the tag #StrongerTogether #StrongerthanCovid.
AU Chairperson, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat and Commissioner for Social Affairs, AU Commission, Her Excellency, Mrs Amira El Fadil, urge for donations in cash or in-kind to the Africa COVID-19 Response Fund to aid the AU’s fight against the Coronavirus.
Other speakers included the Director, Africa Centre for Disease Control, Dr John Nkengasong; the President and Executive Producer of AFRIMA, Mike Dada and the African Union Youth Envoy, Ms Aya Chebbi.
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They reiterated the importance of collective action and donations to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
The highpoints of the Solidarity Concert were captured during various performances by the different music stars that came together to use their influence and talents in a show of solidarity with the African Union and AFRIMA.
The carefully curated concert reinforced the pan-Atlantic diversity of the continent’s music and showcased a blend of mellow, mid-tempo and high-energy performances.
The performers were: Rudeboy (Nigeria), Pape Diouf (Senegal), Becca (Ghana), Salatiel (Cameroon), Nikita Kering (Kenya), Toofan (Togo), and Salif Keita (Mali).
Others are Aminux (Morocco), Hiro (DRC), DJ Moh Green (Algeria), Kanvee Adams (Liberia), Daphne (Cameroon), Lizha James (Mozambique), Nadya Shanab (Egypt); Busiswa (South Africa), DJ Spinall (Nigeria), Naiboi (Kenya), Sarkodie (Ghana), 2Baba (Nigeria, Betty G (Ethiopia), Ahmed Soultan (Morocco) and Master KG (South Africa) who closed the Solidarity Concert with his hit single ‘Jerusalema’.
International Advisor for AFRIMA, Mr Rikki Stein, who watched the live stream from London, said:
“I salute all concerned. Whether or not money was raised, the message was, more importantly, strongly and eloquently presented urging viewers to do everything possible and necessary to hopefully avoid another Coronavirus related disaster or huge loss of lives anywhere on the continent.”
It was presented by entertainment personalities – Eddie Kadi (Democratic Republic of Congo DRC), Chidinma Ekile (Nigeria) and Pamela ‘Miss P’ Happi (Cameroon), main broadcast partners were Trace TV Africa and AIT. HipTV, Nigezie, WAPTV, Goldmyne TV and Facebook were the others.
The 2020 Africa Day #StrongerTogether Solidarity Concert was aimed at motivating action with key messages on the prevention, protection and response measures to contain Coronavirus.
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