Music
Composers
Salim
and
Sulaiman
Merchant
have
presented
an
extremely
powerful
song
to
Africa
titled,
'African
Promise'.
To
add
to
the
pluralistic
sound
they
collaborated
with
leading
artists
from
Africa,
R&B
Artist
Loyiso
Bala,
Eric
Wainaina
and
back
vocals
by
Alisha
Popat.
The
song
was
composed,
produced
and
recorded
along
with
the
African
singers
at
their
studio
in
Mumbai.
Salim
and
Sulaiman
have
been
presented
with
this
opportunity
by
Executive
Producer
and
Promotional
Partner
Mr.
Karim
Jamal
of
Win
Win
Win
Solutions
and
Shelina
Popat
for
Contact
Network
Ltd
in
South
Africa
&
Nairobi.
The
schedule
for
Salim
and
Sulaiman
in
South
Africa
is
as
follows:
6th
June
2010:
Press
Conference
in
Nairobi
7th
June
2010:
Salim
and
Sulaiman
along
with
Eric
Wainaina
&
Loyiso
Bala
perform
at
the
Nelson
Mandela
Smile
Foundation
Concert
in
Soweto,
South
Africa.
The
concert
was
attended
by
a
select
audience.
The
song
was
well
received
and
given
a
standing
ovation!
Mr.
Nelson
Mandela's
Smile
Foundation
help's
facially
disfigured
children
and
the
foundation
is
honoured
to
continue
his
legacy
through
program
expansion.
8th
June
2010:
Performance
at
the
African
Legends
Gala
Dinner
in
honour
of
the
football
heroes
and
the
first
ambassadors
of
African
football.
The
Gala
dinner
is
at
the
Vodaworld
centre
in
Johannesburg.
10th
June
2010:
Salim,
Sulaiman,
Loyiso
&
Eric
will
perform
at
the
FIFA
World
Cup
Kick
Off
Celebration
Concert
at
the
Orlando
stadium
in
Soweto
-
This
historic
event
will
take
place
the
night
before
the
onset
of
the
first
match!
The
artists
selected
to
perform
at
this
event
represent
current
popularity
and
reflect
the
variety
of
musical
generations,
genres
and
geographies
of
the
country
and
African
region.
This
event
features
70%
African
artists
and
will
be
seen
by
millions
of
music
and
football
fans
worldwide.
12th
June
2010:
Press
Conference
at
the
Government
VIP
Lounge
12th
June
2010:
Launch
of
the
song
'AFRICA
You
Are
A
STAR'
by
Contact
network
Ltd
&
Win
Win
Win
Solutisons
at
the
Carnivore
Gardens,
Nairobi
Story first published: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 13:27 [IST]