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Forty years after the recording of We Are The World, the pop anthem still resonates for music lovers worldwide. We Are The World remains a benchmark for what is possible when musicians come together in a common cause.
When drought hit Ethiopia in 1983, millions of people in the war-ravaged nation were denied food relief by a ruthless dictatorship. More than one million people starved to death.
The treacherous war zone didn’t stop Kenyan Photojournalist Mohamed Amin or his BBC colleagues Michael Buerk and Mike Wooldridge from venturing into the heart of the crisis. The skilled frontline team risked their lives to tell the truth behind what many consider the worst humanitarian disaster of the 20th century.
Inspired by the historic global reporting of these valiant Journalists, the world took note and musicians galvanized on two continents. They chose to stand together as one in efforts which would lead to raising both world attention and millions of dollars in an attempt to help.
Led by Harry Belafonte, Lionel Ritchie, Quincy Jones and others, the historic recording session resulting in the landmark song We Are the World took place as well as the establishment of the United Support of Artists for Africa (USA for Africa) organization. Their efforts didn’t stop the civil war or solve world hunger, but even today, their success provides a blueprint for what’s possible.
Stand Together As One features the final on camera interview with artist-activist Harry Belafonte, the final on camera interview with We Are The World organizer Ken Kragen, and never-before-seen-footage of the famine restored for this production.
Stand Together As One is a production of US-based Duncan Entertainment and Kenyan-based Camerapix. |
