46664 Concert Honoring Mandela at 90 - London, 27 June 2008

This is an edited compilation of video material from previous 46664 events released to the media to promote the June 27th, 2008 concert. If you went to the concert, please leave some comments about your experience!

Here's the official press release text:

Many of the world's most powerful and instantly recognisable figures and a concert audience of 46,664 will pay their tributes to one of the world's most loved leaders, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and icon of freedom, Nelson 'Madiba' Mandela, as he turns 90 later this year.

Mr. Mandela will arrive in London in June to take part in a series of events to mark his birthday: a very rare occasion since he is now finally "retired from retirement."

Royalty and politicians from both sides of the Atlantic, leading names from business, sport, film and entertainment -- and some of the most successful musicians of the past twenty years -- make up the birthday list for three days of celebrations, culminating in a three-hour evening concert in London's Hyde Park on Friday June 27, The 46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90.

President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Will Smith, Ms. Oprah Winfrey, Robert de Niro and Forest Whitaker are amongst those who will attend some of the events. Lewis Hamilton, British Formula 1 driver for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team will attend his very first 46664 event.

Artists specially invited to perform for Mr. Mandela at the Friday night 90th birthday concert will include Queen + Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds, Leona Lewis, the Sugababes, Dame Shirley Bassey, Razorlight, Andrea and Sharon Corr, Eddy Grant, and Jamelia, along with international 46664 Ambassadors Italy's Zucchero and Spain's Amaral.
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Joining them to celebrate the life of the world's most respected statesman will be South African and African artists including Johnny Clegg, Sipho Mabuse, multi-South African Music Awards winner Loyiso, Kurt Darren, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Aids orphan choir The Children of Agape -- the subject of the award winning film feature 'We Are Together', the legendary Papa Wemba and Sudanese 'war child' rapper Emmanuel Jal.

The concert will feature numerous unexpected appearances, with several major artists keeping silent about their involvement in order to take both Mr Mandela and the audience by surprise.

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Editor's Note: Here's the London finale song, "Free Nelson Mandela", with the Special's Jerry Dammers, who wrote it, Amy Winehouse who is singing it, and the rest of the concert's performers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z0Qoo0hva8&feature=related

Also for those who haven't seen/heard it, Peter Gabriel's amazing song Biko:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQuJm67OzE

Finally, if you've never seen it, go rent the film "Cry Freedom." It's an incredible film, enough said. :-)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• world
• music
• aids
• benefit
• concert
• mandela
• london
• 2008
• 46664

[2tonefootage]

A Message to the uploader of this video. (nigelparry) Jerry Dammers was in the Specials not The Clash. check out the official press release in the more info section. I think it's sad that people get paid for making these kind of mistakes and this is a big one.

[nigelparry]

thanks, that was a typo. this was a personal project, and I didn't get paid. thanks for the free dis though.

[cameragirl008]

was that Oprah dancing during the first song...

[nigelparry]

At 0:38? yes it is! :-)

[101kps]

this isnt the london one - it must be a mixture... annie lennox didnt sing (which was very disappointing)

[nigelparry]

Yes, the text associated with this video explains it was the promo footage sent out to the media. Shame Annie didn't sing. I haven't even got to see it on TV yet? Has anyone got a link to anything on YouTube?

[reggaedirect2010]

you are amzing brother and i love you to the highest and i wish you was running the world

[TheNewSearcher]

4 666 4.  Bible

[vertxxgg]

happy birthdae Nelsie 66644666 people loves you too& DESTENI videos focus new trues kids...see ya¡

[MisterSister420]

Hi nigelparry.

Thanks very much for uploading this video. Some of us appreciate it, whether or not you got paid. Take care.

[papateesau]

of course its oprah....

[Birushya]

ah okay!!

[BShearts]

lol

I know that she loves Mandela...ALOT...

but

the part that trips me out is like her hair...

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[Birushya]

of course is she.she loves mandela so much and she couldn't not be there