Africa Live: Roll Back Malaria concert aired around the world
Produced & Directed by Mick Csáky, and presented by British music journalist and broadcaster Andy Kershaw, the program features acclaimed artists such as Awilo Longonmba from Congo-Kinshasa, Seun Kuti and Tony Allen from Nigeria, Manu Dibango from Cameroon and superstar Youssou N'Dour from Senegal using their talent to communicate through music a need for awareness and action to address the malaria pandemic.
The concert opens with the arresting acapella voice of Angelique Kidjo (Benin) singing the Swahili love song "Malaika (My Angel)" and goes on to provide the audience with never seen before symphonic cocktail of African music that mixes the popular Tinariwen (Mali), Corneille (Rwanda) and Baaba Maal (Senegal) with the thought provoking Tiken Jah Fakoly (Ivory Coast)and Didier Awadi (Senegal) before Youssou Ndour takes the stage with Le Grand Orchestre du Caire (Egypt) to perform the classical “Touba – Daaru Salaam / Touba – Land of Peace."
The spectacular AFRICA LIVE: Roll Back Malaria Concert, produced by the Grammy award winning Youssou Ndour, was linked to the important work of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership which was established to provide a coordinated international approach to fighting the disease. The Partnership was launched in 1998 by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNDP and the World Bank.