STEVIE, ALICIA, LATIFAH BOOKED FOR 'MANDELA DAY': Annual tribute concert to take place July 18 in New York.
(June 9, 2009)
*Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah, TLC, Aretha Franklin and Wyclef Jean are among the artists scheduled to perform at the July 18th "Mandela Day" concert to honor former South African President Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday.
The celebration will take place at New York's Madison Square Garden and include more than two-dozen musicians who find the humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner an inspiration.
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is scheduled to be in attendance, along with other confirmed performers Dave Stewart, Cyndi Lauper, Jesse McCartney, and The Soweto Gospel Choir, as well as several African musicians such as Angelique Kidjo, Baaba Maal, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Chris Chameleon, Freshlyground, Emmanuel Jal, Loyiso, Sipho Mabuse, Vusi Mahlasela, Thandiswa Mazwai and Suzanna Owiyo.
More performers will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are available now via Ticketmaster.
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