46664, The Event - Nelson Mandela's AIDS Day Concert

Starring:Nelson Mandela, Peter Gabriel, Paul Oakenfold, Bono
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The power of popular music has been harnessed numerous times on behalf of various causes. But few of those efforts have been as powerful as 46664, an extraordinary program that is at once both entertaining and edifying, both sobering and uplifting.

Named after the number worn during his 18-year imprisonment by Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and the inspiration for this global initiative, 46664 was created to draw attention to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. The main event, organized by Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, was a November 2003 concert in Cape Town, and it's quite a show, preserved here by more than four hours of performance footage spread out over two discs. An impressive international cast is on hand, including several veterans of rock charity events (Bob Geldof, Peter Gabriel, U2's Bono and the Edge). But there's a lot of younger blood here as well (Beyonce, the Corrs, Anastacia, DJ Paul Oakenfold), as well as Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), Italian star Zucchero, reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff, and, appropriately, many African performers, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Youssou N'Dour. Some fine music and very cool collaborations result (Queen, Zucchero and Sharon Corr? Sounds weird, but it works). Most important, the reason for all of this is never overlooked, as both live performers and various taped celebrities deliver messages about the HIV/AIDS crisis (26 million people are afflicted in sub-Saharan Africa alone) designed to inform, encourage, and admonish.

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The power of popular music has been harnessed numerous times on behalf of various causes. But few of those efforts have been as powerful as 46664, an extraordinary program that is at once both entertaining and edifying, both sobering and uplifting.

Named after the number worn during his 18-year imprisonment by Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and the inspiration for this global initiative, 46664 was created to draw attention to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. The main event, organized by Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, was a November 2003 concert in Cape Town, and it's quite a show, preserved here by more than four hours of performance footage spread out over two discs. An impressive international cast is on hand, including several veterans of rock charity events (Bob Geldof, Peter Gabriel, U2's Bono and the Edge). But there's a lot of younger blood here as well (Beyonce, the Corrs, Anastacia, DJ Paul Oakenfold), as well as Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), Italian star Zucchero, reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff, and, appropriately, many African performers, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Youssou N'Dour. Some fine music and very cool collaborations result (Queen, Zucchero and Sharon Corr? Sounds weird, but it works). Most important, the reason for all of this is never overlooked, as both live performers and various taped celebrities deliver messages about the HIV/AIDS crisis (26 million people are afflicted in sub-Saharan Africa alone) designed to inform, encourage, and admonish.

Customer Reviews:

the best musical performance in SA -46664.......2007-04-19

I loved, ndakafarira, this concert. It was phenomenal. Yvonne Chaka Chaka I was happy to see her sing umquombothi - ooh how i miss home africa. Angelique Kidjo, Yousso n Dour, Beyonce, Pater Gabriel, Bono just to name a few) I loved every minute of watching the dvd. I was singing along most of the songs and In your eyes ooh i had missed hearing that song. I always watch all the time.

A fantastic Concert for a good Cause.......2007-04-12

I enjoy this DVD every time time I decide to watch it. Under the patronage of Nelson Mandela an illustrous bunch of musicians gathered to give great vibes back to the world.

46664 ,the event - nelson mandela's aids day concert. .......2005-08-14

the music is wonderful,the message noble.

PETER GABRIEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-02-03

The biggest problem, maybe the only problem, is that Peter Gabriel didn't close out this show with the best performance I have ever seen: BIKO- his performance, the choir, the content of the song, the crowd singing the song, the cause, it was completly in unison and I honestly think it is the best performance I have ever seen. Though I remember first seeing it on TV and seeing gabriel put the mike down on the stage but they don't show it on the DVD.

About the low reviews given by Mr. Brian.David.Duryee .......2004-11-29

I could not understand how someone could review this wonderful DVD so low. Then I found out that Mr. Brian.David.Duryee is one of the governing members of the nationalistic nazi alliance in Norway. Mr. Duryee wants to go back to the old nazi uniform code.
He is one of the main supporters of white power nazi in Norway at this time. [...]
I dont understand how amazon.com lends itself to be an outlet for political extremists when its own guidelands on postings are suppose to be preventing it.

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