London
(ANI):
Queen,
Annie
Lennox,
Simple
Minds,
Leona
Lewis,
Sugababes,
Dame
Shirley
Bassey,
Razorlight,
Andrea
and
Sharon
Corr,
Eddy
Grant
and
Jamelia
are
all
set
to
perform
for
Nelson
Mandela's
90th
birthday
concert
in
Hyde
Park,
London,
on
June
27.
South
African
and
African
artists
including
Johnny
Clegg,
Sipho
Mabuse,
Loyiso,
Kurt
Darren,
the
Soweto
Gospel
Choir,
Aids
orphan
choir
The
Children
of
Agape,
Papa
Wemba
and
Sudanese
rapper
Emmanuel
Jal
are
also
on
the
bill,
reports
BBC.
Eminem,
U2,
Amy
Winehouse
and
the
Spice
Girls
are
among
the
other
acts
who
have
been
mentioned
in
the
press.
The
concert
comes
three
weeks
before
Mandela's
actual
birthday,
and
proceeds
will
go
to
his
charity,
46664,
which
helps
people
affected
by
HIV
and
AIDS.
46664
was
Mandela's
prisoner
number
during
his
27-year
incarceration
(which
ended
in
1990)
by
South
Africa's
apartheid
regime.
Organisers
have
promised
further
stars
on
the
bill,
with
"several
major
artists
keeping
silent
about
their
involvement
in
order
to
take
both
Mr
Mandela
and
the
audience
by
surprise",
a
statement
said.