Concert in Rwanda debuts efforts to attract touring musicians to perform in Africa

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Award-winning American rapper Kendrick Lamar joined African artists for the first Move Africa concert, hosted last week in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. Produced by Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Kweku Mandela, the concert series seeks to put Africa on the map of world tours that are often limited to a handful of Western countries. Host Marco Werman speaks to Kweku Mandela about his mission.

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