On This Day, June 11, 1988 …Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and Dire Straits were among the artists who performed at the ...

Carla Bruni sang the pacifist anthem 'Blowin' in the Wind' in her first public concert since she became the French First Lady at a star-studded concert for Nelson Mandela at the weekend. A ...

Jerry Dammers of The Specials was one of the main voices in organising musicians to protest against apartheid in South Africa ...

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“We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.” On Friday, 18 July 2025, the UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council ...

From the activist who knew him as ‘Uncle Nelson’ to the campaigner who would go on to become a cabinet member, we talk to those involved in the struggle – and who feature in an eye-opening new documen ...

NEW YORK - A flock of global entertainment notables and politicos, including France's first lady Carla Bruni, toasted Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday with an all-star concert at Radio City Music Hall.

ITV1 is to air "as live" coverage of the all-star London concert planned to mark Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. Among those on the bill for the Hyde Park event are Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, Annie ...

Dame Shirley Bassey has dropped out of performing at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert to recover from stomach surgery. Bassey was rushed from her Monaco home to hospital last month after ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Welsh-born singer Shirley Bassey has pulled out of Friday's London concert to celebrate former South African President Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. The 71-year-old, best ...