Nigerian musicians – Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, Davido, Femi Kuti, and his son, Made Kuti have been billed to headline the Global Citizen live event.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Global Citizen Live event which has been billed to hold in major cities across six continents that include Lagos, Paris, and New York is scheduled for September 25.
Femi Kuti and his son Made will join Davido and Tiwa Savage for the Lagos leg of the event.
Burna Boy, on the other hand, will join Cyndi Lauper, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez, Camila Cabello, Meek Mill, Lizzo, and Shawn Mendes for the New York leg of the event.
The Paris leg of the event will feature Beninese songstress and four-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran, H.E.R., Christine, DJ Snake, and the Queens, and the Black Eyed Peas.
Femi Kuti while commenting on the show said, “I am honored to help bring Global Citizen Live to Lagos, as we lift the voices of Africans everywhere. But what is taking place on the continent right now is a tragedy.
“There is no reason that 1% of Nigerians have been vaccinated against COVID while countries talk of booster shots. The G7 urgently needs to donate at least 1 billion doses by September. It’s time for our leaders to lead and act.”
Global Citizen is an international advocacy organisation, which engages artists to help rally citizens in demanding that governments, major corporations, and philanthropists work together to defeat poverty.
The organisation also defends the planet by focusing on the most urgent, interrelated threats hitting those in poverty the hardest which includes vaccine equity, climate change, and famine.
