Once again Susanna Owiyo will be performing at the Mandela Day concert, which this year will be held at New York’s famous Radio City Music Hall on July 18. Nelson Mandela will be turning 91, and the grand celebration will be used to raise funds for his foundations. 46664 are staging the concert, which will feature some of the world’s most famous musicians, – the foundation is named after Mandela’s Robben Island prison number and champions his humanitarian work - with the support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and other charitable organisations.
Last year, Susanna performed at Mandela’s 90th birthday in London’s Hyde Park. Then Zain customers across Africa raised more than Sh6.8 million for the Nelson Mandela Foundation through a fundraising competition, during which members of the public were invited to SMS their birthday greetings to the former South African president.
This year’s event will bring together major music names from the US and Africa to perform under the banner of Mandela Day. These will include: Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Chris Chameleon, Freshly Ground, Emmanuel Jal, Loyiso, Sipho Mabuse, Vusi Mahlasela, Thandiswa Mazwai, Queen Latifah, Josh Groban, TLC, Cyndi Lauper and Jesse McCartney and Grammy Award winners Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Wyclef Jean. All the artistes will be sharing the stage and performances with the Soweto Gospel Choir. Telecommunications giant, Zain, sponsors the event.
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