Mopreme Shakur Releases Special Remix for IntraHealth OPEN on World Malaria Day

Shakur joins Youssou NDour, Nas, Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Duncan Sheik to support open source training for health workers in Africa, including those on the frontlines of the battle against malaria.

April 24, 2009 - Global non-profit IntraHealth International is releasing a special remix for a limited time on the IntraHealth OPEN website in honor of World Malaria Day. Iconic rapper Mopreme Shakur, brother of the late Tupac Shakur, created the remix of Youssou NDours song Wake Up Its Africa Calling to draw attention to the need for open source training, collaboration and development for health workers across Africa. Benu Mabhena, the African actress who played the lead female role in the movie "Blood Diamond" joins Shakur on the track singing in her native Zulu.

You can remix Youssou N'Dour! IntraHealth and Indaba Music are holding a Global Remix Contest - visit http://www.indabamusic.com/contests/show/intrahealth for more information

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Shakur
• Africa
• Malaria
• Open Source
• IntraHealth
• Youssou
• Remix
• nas
• r.e.m.
• technology
• senegal