Monday, January 25, 2010

French song playing throughout the country urging people to contribute!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiaIr-Ku8z4 - "A gesture for dear Haiti."


French music stars mobilise for Haiti


PARIS – Dozens of French rappers and pop stars are joining renowned singers Charles Aznavour and Youssou N'Dour to record a music video Friday to raise funds for quake-stricken Haiti.
"A Gesture for Dear Haiti" (Un geste pour Haiti cherie) will be widely distributed to French television stations, appealing to viewers to make a donation for quake relief.
Hip hop duo Neg'Marrons wrote the music and each of the 40 odd artists would contribute a line to the lyrics of the song that would be recorded in a Paris studio, said a spokesman for Trace TV music channel.
Slam poet Grand Corps Malade, rappers Passi and Stomy Bugsy were among the big names taking part along with 85-year-old Aznavour, who is French-Armenian, and N'Dour, of Senegalese origin.
Haitian-born stand-up comic Anthony Kavanagh, who lives in Canada, separately called on French artists to organize a fundraising telethon for Haiti, where tens of thousands are feared dead from Tuesday's quake.
"We have to do something. We have to send money. There is nothing left there, but abysmal misery," said Kavanagh.
Rapper Kery James, whose parents are of Haitian origin, will be giving a charity concert while leading French playwright Robert Hossein said all proceeds from a theatre performance next week will go toward medical relief.

No comments: