The release of the Band Aid single, and the Live Aid concert that followed eight months later, became seminal moments in celebrity fundraising and set a template that many others followed. He praises the "young and passionate people" behind Band Aid - describing them as "amazing". "The world has changed but Band Aid hasn’t," he told the BBC’s Focus on Africa podcast this week. Fuse ODG does not deny that there are problems to be resolved but "Band Aid takes one issue from one country and paints the whole continent with it". "Initiatives like Band Aid 40 perpetuate outdated narratives, reinforce racism and colonial attitudes that strip people of their dignity and agency," Lena Bheeroo, Bond’s head of anti-racism and equity, said in a statement.

Source: Ethiopian News November 24, 2024 05:06 UTC