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Sing Africa! World Cup Opening Concert, June 2010
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Photo 1 of 6Credit: Andrew Esiebo/Twenty Ten/Africa Media OnlineOver 30,000 concert goers dared the chill and packed the Orlando Stadium in Soweto for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Opening Concert.
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Photo 2 of 6Credit: Andrew Esiebo/Twenty Ten/Africa Media OnlineSouth African singer-songwriter and poet-activist, Vusi Mahlasela, right, hit the stage together with Benins Angelique Kidjo... -
Photo 3 of 6Credit: Andrew Esiebo/Twenty Ten/Africa Media OnlineVeteran South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, right, performed his 1968 hit Grazin in the Grass, joined by rising South African singer Lira... -
Photo 4 of 6Credit: Andrew Esiebo/Twenty Ten/Africa Media OnlineLegendary poet, guitarist and soul rebel from the southern Sahara desert, Tinariwen, also showed talent at the concert... -
Photo 5 of 6Credit: Andrew Esiebo/Twenty Ten/Africa Media OnlineColombian star Shakira, joined by South Africas Freshlyground, performed the 2010 FIFA World Cup official song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), among other hits... -
Photo 6 of 6Credit: Andrew Esiebo/Twenty Ten/Africa Media OnlineAnd Danny Jordaan, left, the chief executive of the FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee, received the tournaments trophy from Frances 1998 World Cup champion Patrick Vieira, centre.
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