African musicians poised to aid Haiti

  1. Posted on Tuesday 19 January 2010 - 08:30
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    Kemo Cham, AfricaNews reporter in Dakar, Senegal
    A renowned female Senegalese musician is blazing a plan for African musicians to team up to produce a single track, the proceeds of which will go towards helping suffering earthquake victims in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Singer and songwriter, Coumba Gawlo Seck, revealed this epic proposal through a press statement.
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    Coumba Gawlo Seck is ''very deeply affected by the tragedy that struck the people of Haiti,'' the statement, signed by the singer’s manager, read.

    As part of the proposal being put forward by the Senegalese superstar, a mega concert is also in the making, to be staged in Senegal sometime in February.

    Among the artist expected to be part of the mega project are Ivorian mega star, Alpha Blondy, Oumou Sangare of Mali, Congolese Papa Wemba, and a host of others from Senegal, Guinea and beyond.

    According to the statement, the initiative so far appears popular among many of the musicians contacted, ‘‘some of whom have already agreed in principle''.

    The aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Haiti which occurred last Tuesday, measuring 7.0 on the Richter-Scale saw tens of thousands of people buried and many more displaced.

    Latest figures suggest that over 70,000 people remain buried, with more alarming figures being forecasted for the dead and injured.

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