Reggae superstar Alaine added to 'Give Africa Hope' events to benefit famine relief efforts in the Horn of Africa
Dallas,
Texas: Award winning singer/songwriter/producer Alaine has been added
to the already stellar lineup of Gramps Morgan, Peetah Morgan, J Boog
and Anthony David, all scheduled to perform at the Give Africa
Hope benefit events slated for September 23, & 24, 2011 in Dallas,
Texas.
Alaine, who performed for a crowd of over 12,000 fans in Nairobi, Kenya back in November of 2010 did not have to be persuaded;
“I
have never felt so much love from fans and a continent that I had only
previously read about and heard stories from others. I really want to
help as much as I can and being part of the benefit concerts in Dallas
is definitely a good start”, says Alaine.
The
reggae songstress whose music is a mix of timeless reggae love songs,
a little dance hall and a sweet R&B sound has a cult like following
among Africans both on the continent and in the Diaspora. She has just
released her latest single “Bye Bye Bye” on the “Cardiac Strings
Riddim”.
Capital
FM Media Group in Kenya is no stranger to charity related activities.
The company has been very active inthe community answering the call over
and over led by its head honcho Chris Kirubi. In addition to making
generous donations to the recently concluded “Kenyans for Kenya” kitty,
Mr. Kirubi just donated another Kshs.
One
million to the Kenyatta National Hospital, which helped open an
isolation area for Multi-Drug Resistant TB at the institution. The media
groups’ radio personalities are familiar faces and participants at most
charity events within the country.
Several
employees wear multiple hats by working with charities and NGOs
spanning a global outreach. Capital FM which is celebrating its 15th
year on Kenyan radio this month, has partnered with the Give Africa Hope
project to help ensure that the long term goals for the Horn of Africa
are achieved.
“By
partnering with Give Africa Hope, we are in turn partnering with
Project Maisha and UNICEF which overseas operations and funding for the
Horn of Africa on a full-time basis”, says a Capital FM Spokesperson.
Capital
FM will be Give Africa Hope’s main media partner in Kenya and will be
coordinating the visiting artists’ activities on the ground in Kenya.On
Friday the 23 rd of September, the benefit concert will be held at the
Nai Sports Grill in Addison, Texas located at 15375 Addison Road,
Addison, Texas 75001.
On
Saturday the 24 th of September, the benefit concert will be held at
the Heroes Lounge located at 7402Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231.
Give
Africa Hope is more than grateful to both venues for the generous
donations made by each establishment’s management to the project.Tickets
to both events are now available online at http://giveafricahope.eventbrite.com/ as well as physically from Nai Sports Grill and Afrika Fusion Restaurant in Dallas Texas.Benefit T-Shirts are on sale at
