The 2015 Global Citizen Festival was a phenomenal experience. Some of the best musicians, most influential leaders and most inspiring global citizens came together to spread awareness of the Global Goals and the many forms of poverty.
High-spirited, award-winning African song writers and producers which included perform collaboration song ‘Tell Everybody’ which featured Mafikizolo (South Africa), Yemi Alade (Nigeria), Diamond (Tanzania), Sauti Sol (Kenya), Toofan (Togo), Becca and Sarkodie (Ghana) and inspired by United Nations (UN) global goals for sustainable development.
Becca who rocked her African print with her short iconic haircut stood totally different among her colleagues who were mostly in black and with her melodious voice, she delivered her verse on the song titled "Tell Everybody". (Becca's style really made her standout and to us at Studio360gh we say she stole the show during their performance).
Prior to her appearance at the Central Park concert, Saturday, September 26, Becca joined a lineup of top performers at an exclusive event for Richard Branson’s Virgin Unite Foundation.
The event, a UN Summit on Sustainable Developemet Goals (SDGs) was attended by some of the most powerful people on earth.
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Becca was the only African artiste to be at the opening press conference alongside CEOs of Ericsson and Wikipedia among others.
Again, Becca performed at Richard Branson’s Virgin Charity Cocktail before mounting the stage with her African colleagues later at the Central Park to an audience of about 60,000 estimated.
Concert headliners Pearl Jam, Ed Sheeran, Beyonce and Coldplay energized the crowd as world leaders like Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and teen activist Malala Yousafzai, and other activists answered the call to end poverty. Activists and global citizens were asked to take action in support the global goals, including but not limited to hunger, polio and advancing educational resources for girls worldwide.
The festival was hosted by Hugh Jackman, Deborra-Lee Furness, Stephen Colbert, Salma Hayek Pinault, Kerry Washington and Olivia Wilde, and concertgoers were in for a surprise with performances by Ariana Grande, Tori Kelley and rapper Common.
The Global Poverty Project said that 90 million people have been lifted out of poverty since the 2014 concert, which is measured as living on less than $1.25 USD a day.
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