Nelson Mandela's AIDS Day Concert: The Event (2003)
Genres - Music |
Sub-Genres - Concerts, Vocal Music, Illnesses & Disabilities |
Run Time - 388 min. |
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Synopsis by Jeremy Wheeler
On Saturday, November 29, 2003 at the Green Point Stadium in South Africa, a concert was held that featured over 30 artists banding together to present a wake-up call to the world in the name of Nelson Mandela's prison number to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Contributing artists include Beyonce Knowles, Queen, Paul Oakenfold and Jimmy Cliff performing in front of a live audience of over 40,000 and broadcast to over 2 billion people worldwide.
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AIDS, benefit [event], concert, rock-music, world-music