46664 was a series of AIDS benefit concerts played in honour of Nelson Mandela by South African and foreign musicians between 2003 and 2008.

Origin

The second time that Mandela was imprisoned on

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was in 1964, and he was the 466th

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er that year. His prison number remained 466/64 until 1982, when he was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison and given the prison number 220/82. "Prisoner 46664" continues to be used as a reverential title for him. Shortly before

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's death, he and U2's Bono co-wrote the song " 46664" for Mandela as part of the campaign against AIDS in Africa.

46664 concerts

Cape Town, South Africa

On 29 November 2003, an event called the 46664 Concert was held at

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. It was hosted by Mandela and its goal was to raise awareness of the spread of

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/ AIDS in South Africa. The following artists performed: * Anastacia *

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* Bob Geldof *

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and Roger Taylor) *

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with

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and TC * Amampondo Drummers *

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* Angelique Kidjo * Bono and

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from U2 *

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* Chris Thompson,

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, Treana Morris * Yvonne Chaka Chaka *

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* Jimmy Cliff *

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* Eurythmics *

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* Watershed *

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* Andrew Bonsu *

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Following the concert, three live CDs and a DVD titled "46664: The Event" were released.

George, South Africa

On 19 March 2005, another "annual" 46664 Concert was held at Fancourt Country Club and Golfing Estate, in

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, South Africa with people like

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, Prime Circle, Annie Lennox, Juluka with Johnny Clegg and Queen + Paul Rodgers.

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was the host.

Madrid, Spain

The first 46664 event to be staged in Europe took place from 29 April 2005 through to 1 May 2005 in

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, Spain. The concerts named "46664 Festival Madrid" focused on Spanish-speaking artists, as shown in the following list: ;"Noche de Raices" ("Roots night", 29 April 2005) * Falete * Valderrama *

Diana Navarro Diana Navarro Ocaña (born 21 April 1978 in Málaga) is a Spanish singer. She rose to fame in 2005 with the single "Sola" from her first album ''No te olvides de mí''. She was nominated for a Latin Grammy as Best New Artist in 2005. Her songs ...

José Mercé José Mercé (born José Soto Soto in 1955 in Jerez de la Frontera) is a Spanish flamenco singer. As a 12-year-old he performed at flamenco festivals. Later he moved to Madrid where he recorded his first album in 1968. Family He is the great- ...

* Queco * La Tana * Diego El Cigala * Josemi Carmona *

Pepe Habichuela Pepe Habichuela (born 1944 as José Antonio Carmona Carmona) is a Spanish flamenco guitarist, cited as one of the great flamenco masters and one of Spain's finest contemporary guitarists. He was born in Granada and belongs to a flamenco dynasty of ...

* Pasión Vega * Alberto Cortez *

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;"Noche de Pop" ("Pop night", 30 April 2005) *

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* No se lo digas a Mamá *

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* Fábula * Modestia Aparte * Sybel * La sonrisa de Julia *

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* Nacho García Vega *

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* Los Anónimos *

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* Iguana Tango *

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;"Noche de Solistas" ("Singer-songwriter's night", 1 May 2005) * Elena Bujedo * Pedro Javier Hermosilla * Carmen Paris * Jorge Drexler * Carlos Núñez *

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* Sergio Dalma *

Tromsø, Norway

On 11 June 2005, the 46664

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Concert was held in

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, Norway. The following artists performed: *

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and Jane Kelly (NO) *Adjagas and Lawra Somby *

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(UK) *

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(NO) *

(ZA) * Samsaya (IND/NO) *Earth Affair (IS) *

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(NO) *

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(NO) *

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(DK) * Angelique Kidjo (DK) * Peter Gabriel (UK) * Robert Plant and Strange Sensation (UK) *

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(ZA) * Madrugada (NO) * Ane Brun (NO) * Jivan Gasparyan *House band with: ** Annie Lennox (UK) **

(UK) **

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(IRL) **

(ITA) *Sami *

(UK/ZA)

Johannesburg, South Africa

On 1 December 2007, International ''

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'', a third concert was held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The concert was hosted at Ellis Park, with tens of thousands of people in attendance. Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Angelique Kidjo,

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, Prime Circle,

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and

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performed for Nelson Mandela on stage. The event was streamed live on iclips.net. All technical services were supplied by the Gearhouse Group South Africa

London, United Kingdom

A concert celebrating Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday took place in London's Hyde Park on 27 June 2008. Artists who performed at this special event included Jivan Gasparyan,

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, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds, Jerry Dammers, Amy Winehouse, Amaral (band), Amaral,

, Sugababes,

, Leona Lewis, Eddy Grant, Joan Baez and

opened the concert with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith later performed his song Switch (Will Smith song), "Switch". Quincy Jones also made an appearance introducing Leona Lewis. Other celebrities who made an appearance include Lewis Hamilton, Geri Halliwell and Peter Gabriel. Joining them were South African and African artists

, Sipho Mabuse, Loyiso, Vusi Mahlasela, the

, 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, among others. A surprise guest, expected to be the Spice Girls, had been promised, but the girl group did not perform. Dame Shirley Bassey had been confirmed as a guest, but did not appear on advice from her doctors, following recent stomach surgery. The concert was broadcast live online at Iclips.net and on Virgin Radio, and highlights shown on ITV1 (and MHD in the United States), hosted by Phillip Schofield and Fearne Cotton.

References

External links

*
Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
{{Use dmy dates, date=September 2017 Nelson Mandela Benefit concerts HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Origin

46664 concerts

Cape Town, South Africa

George, South Africa

Madrid, Spain

Tromsø, Norway

Johannesburg, South Africa

London, United Kingdom

See also

References

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