AFRICA LIVE: RBM CONCERT
The first-ever Roll Back Malaria Concert took place in Dakar, Senegal on 12-13 March 2005. The event featured top African artists led by internationally renowned Senegalese singer, songwriter and composer Youssou N’Dour and including established stars such as Baaba Maal, Salif Keita, Orchestra Baobab, Manu Dibango and Khaled as well as rising young African talents. The event reached roughly 30,000 spectators and an additional audience of one billion worldwide via television, DVD, radio and CD, celebrating the continent's creative energy and bringing a message of empowerment and hope for tackling its major scourge: malaria. Photo credits: Christopher Herrington
Press Conference
Before the Concert
The Concert