AFRICAN MUSICIANS UNITED FOR AFRICA
Thandiswa Mazwai singing on set in December last year. PICTURE: AFRICAN artists have joined forces in the recreating of the popular charity single We Are The World . The song debuted last weekend at the 2015 MTN Radio Awards, features 180 musicians from seven countries in the continent in the remaking of the single that was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. Locally the track was done with the direction of Lindelani Mkhize and Oskido with the sound engineering of Richard Mitchell using the voices of locals including Kurt Darren, Thandiswa Mazwai, Mafikizolo, PJ Powers, Mahotella Queens, Joyous Celebration and Loyiso Bala. It also features musicians from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon and Tanzania such as Tiwa Sawage, Banky W, Diamond and Lizha James. Said organisers of the awards: “It is a collaboration called Africa Against Ebola and Xenophobia and is a demonstration of the beautiful music that Africans can make...