by Anike Jacobs

Africa is set to re-make the evergreen ‘We are the world’ music to fight against Ebola!

Slated to be the biggest collaboration that Africa has ever seen, the re-mix of the ever green American song ‘We are the world’will feature African music stars – Banky W, Mafikizolo, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr. Sid, Don Jazzy, Praiz, Di’Ja, Reekado Banks, Iceberg Slim, D’Prince, Diamond, Iyanya, Mosa, Sean Tizzle and several others.

Quincy Jones’ ‘We Are the World’ was originally written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie in 1985 and 29 years after, Africa is releasing a new version of the track for Ebola.

The number of people with Ebola in west Africa has risen above 16,000, with the death toll from the outbreak reaching almost 7,000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.

The number of deaths is more than 1,000 higher than the figure issued by the WHO just two days ago, but it is thought to include deaths that have gone unreported in the weeks or months since the outbreak began. Most of the new deaths were recorded in Liberia.

You can watch the very first version of ‘We are the World’ which Quincy Jones directed to raise funds for Africa (HERE)

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