African Stars Give ‘Band Aid 30’ Ebola Track Cool Welcome
- Publisher:
- Voice of America
- Publication Date:
- 28 November 2014
- Tags:
- Africa, West Africa, Aid and Assistance, Ebola, International Organizations and Africa, Music
Dozens of British music stars have come together to record a new version of the song 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' to raise money for the fight against Ebola. But as Henry Ridgwell reports from London, the song has not been universally welcomed in Africa - where local music stars have recorded their own Ebola single.
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