It was an electrifying night in South Africa as music stars, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, D’banj and Femi Kuti thrilled music lovers alongside Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z and Beyoncé.
Global Citizen Festival, Tagged Mandela 100, also featured performances from Usher, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell and Casper Nyovest.
While Wizkid, Tiwa Savage and Femi Kuti performed powerful renditions of their hit songs, D’banj came alive on stage with a medley and performance that took fans down memory lane.
Beyonce and Jay-Z came on stage shortly after Oprah’s moving speech.
They emerged in stunning new costumes and opened with a soul-stirring rendition of Jay-Z’s hit song, `Holy Grail
They returned to the stage to perform `Apeshi’ from their joint album before bringing out surprise guests Pharrell Williams and Ed Sheeran, who performed `Perfect Duet’ alongside Beyoncé.
The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival founded by Ryan Gall and Hugh Evans in 2012 and organized by Global Poverty Project.
The 2018 festival, which is in honour of the late former late South African President, Nelson Mandela, hopes to inspire social activism with the aim of ending extreme poverty by 2030.
The festival holds star power of celebrities from around the world to make a difference in the lives of youth.
(NAN)
