Chemphe and others compose ‘Africa Arise’ song for the AU
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Singer Chemphe,
and some other African acts have been commissioned to compose a song for the African Union’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The song,
‘Africa Arise’ which will be presented to the AU during the celebration this
year, will throw more light on youth empowerment and full
participation of the youth in
decision making.
According to a press statement, “complements a Memorandum that AAYMCA will present to the
African Union (AU) and Ministers associated with the AU in all countries in which the YMCA has a
presence. This activity is part of the AU Golden Jubilee celebrations and is intended to both
laud the AU on its 50 year Golden Jubilee and
congratulate the AU for its dedication to the Pan-African agenda, and to
express youth readiness to be part of Africa’s decision-making.
“Chemphe is no newcomer to YMCA projects. He co-wrote the very
popular S2C song, in 2010, which
took the YMCA global movement by storm and became the unofficial theme song at
the Hong Kong World Council in the same year. In 2011, he went on to
write Global Citizens for the TT Festival in Norway”. Chemphe commented, “My commitment to the YMCA has blessed my life and
my work. Youth empowerment is key to the development of our countries and our
continent. In all my work for the YMCA I am driven to advocate for youth to speak for themselves, and create spaces to show that they are
citizens who are creative and committed to shape a future we can all be proud
of” .
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