{"id":694058,"date":"2010-03-17T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-7868646965308750883"},"modified":"2010-03-17T13:16:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T17:16:54","slug":"alicia-keys-john-legend-headline-world-cup-gig-in-johannesburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/694058","title":{"rendered":"Alicia Keys, John Legend Headline World Cup Gig in Johannesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/53911892@N00\/2414685306\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2319\/2414685306_85b3360f67_m.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: solid 2px #000000;\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/53911892@N00\/2414685306\/\">Recording artist Alicia Keys on the cover of Blender magazine. She was quoted as saying gangsta rap was a conspiracy to get blacks to kill one another in the United States. The statements made in the magazine sparked phenomenal response.<\/a><br \/>Originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/53911892@N00\/\">Pan-African News Wire File Photos<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Alicia Keys, John Legend headline World Cup gig in Johannesburg <\/p>\n<p>Mar 17, 2010, 9:36 GMT <\/p>\n<p>Johannesburg &#8211; US soul stars Alicia Keys and John Legend and Colombian pop diva Shakira are among the headline performers at a World Cup kick-off concert in Johannesburg on June 10, organizers said Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>US hip hop outfit Black Eyed Peas, Malian rock duo Amadou &#038; Mariam and Beninese singer Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo will also take to the stage at Orlando Stadium in Soweto township, along with a number of other top South African and African acts, the world football body FIFA and the concert producer, Control Room, announced. <\/p>\n<p>The concert is the first of its kind at the World Cup, which is being staged in Africa for the first time this year. <\/p>\n<p>Around 30,000 people are expected at the gig, which will be broadcast to hundreds of millions of TV viewers worldwide, the organizers said. <\/p>\n<p>Orlando Stadium is not one of the 10 World Cup stadiums but has been upgraded for use as a training venue during the June 11-July 11 tournament. <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are thrilled to have a concert of such magnitude and performing talent raise the curtain on the first FIFA World Cup in Africa, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>Control Room was the main organizer of the global Live Earth 2007 concerts. <\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the concert will be donated to FIFA&#8217;s 20 Centres for 2010 campaign, which aims to build 20 centres for football training and social services in disadvantaged communities across Africa. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/africa\/news\/article_1541629.php\/Alicia-Keys-John-Legend-headline-World-Cup-gig-in-Johannesburg#ixzz0iSH4L66x<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/16711557-7868646965308750883?l=panafricannews.blogspot.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recording artist Alicia Keys on the cover of Blender magazine. She was quoted as saying gangsta rap was a conspiracy to get blacks to kill one another in the United States. 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