46664 (concerts)
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46664 series of AIDS charity concerts played in honor of Nelson Mandela by South African musicians in the 2000s.
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[edit] Origin
Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island in 1964, and was the 466th prisoner to arrive that year. The prison administration's scheme of numbering prisoners was to follow the sequence number of the prisoner (466 in his case), with the last two digits of the year (64).
The number was imposed on him by the prison for over 35 years, until his release in 1990. "Prisoner 46664" continues to be used, as a reverential title for him, and the Nelson Mandela Foundation uses 46664.com as its website address.
Shortly before Joe Strummer's death, he and U2's Bono co-wrote the song 46664 for Mandela as part of the campaign against AIDS in Africa.
[edit] 46664 Concerts
[edit] Cape Town, South Africa
On 29 November 2003 an event called the 46664 Concert was held at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town. It was hosted by Mandela and its goal was to raise awareness of the spread of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The following artists performed:
- Anastacia
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Robert Plant
- Bob Geldof
- Queen (Brian May and Roger Taylor)
- Dave Stewart
- Paul Oakenfold with Shifty Shellshock and TC
- Amampondo Drummers
- Baaba Maal
- Youssou N'Dour
- Yusuf Islam (previously known as Cat Stevens)
- Peter Gabriel
- Angelique Kidjo
- Bono and The Edge from U2
- Abdel Wright
- Chris Thompson, Zoe Nicholas, Treana Morris
- Yvonne Chaka Chaka
- Bongo Maffin
- Johnny Clegg
- Jimmy Cliff
- The Corrs
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Eurythmics
- Danny K
- Watershed
- Zucchero
- Ms. Dynamite
- Andrew Bonsu
- Soweto Gospel Choir
Following the concert, three live CDs and a DVD titled "46664: The Event" were released.
[edit] George, South Africa
On 19 March 2005, another "annual" 46664 Concert was held at Fancourt Country Club and Golfing Estate, in George, South Africa with people like Katie Melua, Annie Lennox, and Queen + Paul Rodgers. Will Smith was the host.
[edit] Madrid, Spain
The first 46664 event to be staged in Europe took place from 29 April 2005 through to 1 May 2005 in Madrid, Spain. The concerts named "46664 Festival Madrid" focused on Spanish-speaking artists, as shown in the following list:
("Roots night", 29 April 2005)
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("Singer songwriter's night", 1 May 2005)
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[edit] Tromsø, Norway
On 11 June 2005, the 46664 Arctic Concert was held in Tromsø, Norway. The following artists performed:
- Anneli Drecker and Jane Kelly (NO)
- Adjagas and Lawra Somby
- Razorlight (UK)
- Kaizers Orchestra (NO)
- Bongo Maffin (ZA)
- Samsaya
- Earth Affair (IS)
- Noora Noor (NO)
- Thomas Dybdahl (NO)
- Saybia (DK)
- Peter Gabriel
- Robert Plant (with Strange Sensation)
- Mafikizolo (ZA)
- Madrugada (NO)
- Ane Brun (NO)
- Jivan Gasparyan
- House band with:
- Sami (choir)
- Johnny Clegg (UK/ZA)
The show started at 19:00 on 11 June 2005, and ended at about 01:15 the next day.
[edit] Johannesburg, South Africa
On 1 December 2007, International World AIDS Day, a third concert was held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The concert was hosted at Ellis Park, with tens of thousands of people in attendance.[1] Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Goo Goo Dolls, Razorlight, and Jamelia performed for Nelson Mandela on stage. The event was streamed live on iclips.net.
[edit] London, United Kingdom
On the occasion of unveiling a Nelson Mandela statue on 29 August 2007, another concert celebrating Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday has been announced to take place in London's Hyde Park on 27 June 2008.
Artists set to perform at this special event include Queen + Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds, Jerry Dammers, Amy Winehouse, Sugababes, Dame Shirley Bassey, Razorlight, Leona Lewis, Jamelia and Eminem. It will be hosted by Will Smith. Oprah Winfrey is also confirmed to make an appearance.
Joining them will be South African and African artists Johnny Clegg, Sipho Mabuse, Loyiso, 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 amongst others.
The concert will feature numerous unexpected appearances, with several major artists keeping silent about their involvement in order to take both Mr Mandela and the audience by surprise.
[edit] References
- ^ Blandy, Fran (3 December 2007), “46664 rocks Joburg”, iafrica.com, <http://entertainment.iafrica.com/news/699881.htm>. Retrieved on 2008-01-02
[edit] External links
- 46664.com - 46664 campaign website
- nelsonmandela.org - Nelson Mandela Foundation
- 46664concerts.co.uk - Unofficial Concert Information
- southafrica.info - Article about the initial concert
