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Nelson Mandela will celebrate his 90th birthday this year attending a massive three-hour evening concert in London's Hyde Park on Friday, June 27, that will double as a fundraiser for his charity 46664.
The affair will be hosted by Will Smith, while President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Oprah Winfrey, Robert de Niro and Forest Whitaker are among those who will attend some of the events.
"You all know that I am supposed to be retired but my friends and the charitable organizations that bear my name want to use my 90th birthday year to raise funds to continue our work and so of course I want to help them,"
said Mandela, whose actual birthday is July 18. "So, we have a bargain -- I am going to London and they will host a concert in Hyde Park, which will raise awareness of our continuing work and much needed funds."
Artists set to perform include Queen & Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds, Leona Lewis, the Sugababes, Dame Shirley Bassey, Razorlight, Andrea and Sharon Corr, Eddy Grant, and Jamelia, along with international
46664 Ambassadors Italy's Zucchero and Spain's Amaral.
Joining them will be South African and African artists including Johnny Clegg, Sipho Mabuse, multi-South African Music Awards winner Loyiso, Kurt Darren, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Aids orphan choir The Children of Agape -- the subject of the award winning film feature 'We Are Together', the legendary Papa Wemba and Sudanese 'war child' rapper Emmanuel Jal.
Concert proceeds will go to the 46664 campaign, which raises awareness about the impact of AIDS, especially in Africa, and promotes effective HIV prevention measures throughout the world.