Akon launches anti-slavery song at UN.Byline: ANI London, Mar 27 (ANI): R and B singer Akon debuted a song at the United Nations in New York to commemorate the victims of the slave trade, past and present. He launched "Blood Into Gold" on Wednesday - the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery. "I will do my part to spread the word - a lot of my US friends are not aware of the history [of slavery]," The BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. quoted him, as saying. Akon, real name Aliaune Thiam, was born in St Louis, Missouri, but spent much of his youth living in Senegal. "[Slavery] is a big situation for us - the younger generation," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. "It's very important for me because it was the slaves that opened the door for me personally. Seeing how far we've come "How Far We've Come" is the lead single from Matchbox Twenty's retrospective collection, Exile on Mainstream, which was released on October 2, 2007. The music video premiered on VH1's Top 20 Countdown on September 1, 2007. , I'm honoured to be a part of it and I will do my part to spread that word. "As people, we should stop using each other for money purposes," he added. On "Blood Into Gold" he collaborates with Emmy-award winning musician Peter Buffett. The single's proceeds will go to an organisation whose purpose is to educate and bring an end to human trafficking worldwide. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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