MALAYSIA: INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS FROM UNITED STATES AND ASIA GATHER FOR TSUNAMI AID CHARITY CONCERT IN KUALA LUMPAR

Record ID: 338369

  • Title: MALAYSIA: INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS FROM UNITED STATES AND ASIA GATHER FOR TSUNAMI AID CHARITY CONCERT IN KUALA LUMPAR
  • Date: 18th March 2005
  • Summary: (BN04) KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (MARCH 18, 2005) (REUTERS - SEE RESTRICTIONS) 1. AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE AND SINGER PAULA ABDUL POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS WITH A FRIEND 0.08 2. CROWD WATCHING ARRIVALS OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTES 0.11 3. WS: CROWD WATCHING ARRIVALS 0.14 4. VARIOUS ARTISTES ARRIVALS 0.21 5. AMERICAN IDOL STAR CLAY AIKEN ARRIVING 0.30 6. ARTIST PUTTING HAND PRINT ON CANVAS 0.35 7. ACTRESS BAI LING SIGNING HAND PRINT ON CANVAS (2 SHOTS) 0.52 8. ARTISTE ARRIVALS 1.03 9. CROWD CHEERING AS ACTOR JACKIE CHAN ARRIVES 1.14 10. CROWD STAND ON RAILS TO GET BETTER PICTURES OF ARTISTES 1.18 11. JACKIE CHAN'S SON JAYCEE CHAN POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS 1.22 12. JACKIE CHAN PUTTING HIS HAND PRINT ON CANVAS 1.36 13. SINGER WYCLEF JEAN SIGNING AUTOGRAPH AND WAVING TO FRIENDS 1.49 14. ARTISTS PUTTING THEIR HAND PRINTS ON CANVAS 1.53 15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER WYCLEF JEAN SAYING: "I mean really, you know, we came to lend our support, the performances and for all the tsunami victims, our prayers are with you." 2.04 16. N'SYNC SINGER JOEY FATONE POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS 2.10 17. CU: FATONE WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS 2.14 18. CU: FORCE OF NATURE CONCERT LOGO 2.17 19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) N'SYNC SINGER JOEY FATONE SAYING: "We are a force of nature and if a bunch, obviously all of us can get together especially entertainers, obviously we have a pretty much big influence so actors and entertainers are coming out here to help the tsunami victims and everything else and help them build back their community and so we are very supportive of all that and try to help out as much as we can." 2.34 20. BOYZ II MEN SINGERS SHAWN STOCKMAN, WANYA MORRIS AND NATHAN MORRIS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS 2.41 21. WS/PAN: CROWD AT INDOOR STADIUM WAITING FOR FORCE OF NATURE TSUNAMI AID CONCERT 2.57 22. SINGER LAURYN HILL PERFORMING 3.42 23. MUSICIANS BACKING UP LAURYN HILL 3.47 24. FORCE OF NATURE LOGO ON SCREEN INSIDE VENUE 3.51 25. CU: FORCE OF NATURE LOGO AND MOTTO 3.55 26. MALAYSIAN JAZZ SINGER SHEILA MAJID PERFORMING 4.17 27. SHEILA MAJID'S BACK UP SINGERS 4.21 28. MUSICIANS 4.27 29. WS: CONCERT STAGE 4.43 30. CROWD CHEERS IN CONCERT HALL AS BOYZ II MEN APPEAR ON STAGE 5.03 31. BOYZ II MEN SINGER NATHAN MORRIS PERFORMING 5.16 32. CROWD DANCING 5.19 33. BOYZ II MEN PERFORMING 5.51 34. WS: BOYZ II MEN PERFORMING IN FRONT OF CROWD 6.04 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: KUALA LUMPUR
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Reuters ID: LVADA09GF8R8XLO8GN2TY1OF1L2V
  • Story Text: International artistes join hands to sing for Asian
    tsunami aid.


    An stellar cast of international artistes from the
    United States to Hong Kong sang to raise funds at a tsunami
    aid charity concert in Malaysia on Friday night (Mar 18).

    Singers Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean joined hands with
    pop groups such as Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and Black
    Eyed Peas together with Asian artistes Jackie Chan, Sheila
    Majid and Ruth Sahanaya in the four-hour Force of Nature
    Tsunami Aid concert in capital Kuala Lumpur.

    The concert, organised by Malaysian-based Force of
    Nature Foundation, raised more than its 10 million ringgit
    (US$1 = 3.80 ringgit) target as the crowd filled up the
    13,000 capacity stadium. The organisers had timed the
    concert to coincide with the Petronas F1 Malaysian Grand
    Prix over the weekend.

    The Asian tsunami last December 26 swept through
    countries around the Indian Ocean, killing some 260,000
    people and leaving about five million homeless.

    Hundreds of fans crowded the entrance to the indoor
    stadium a few hours before the concert to get a glimpse of
    stars' arrivals.

    Among those there were American Idol judge and singer
    Paula Abdul, American Idol contestant Clay Aiken and actors
    Jackie Chan and actress Bai Ling. Organisers said the huge
    gathering of artistes was unprecedented in Malaysia.

    Singer Wyclef Jean, who used to be with The Fugees,
    summed up their participation.

    "I mean really, you know, we came to lend our support,
    the performances and for all the tsunami victims, our
    prayers are with you," Jean told reporters.

    Another popular singer, Joey Fatone from N'Sync, said
    the entertainers were all out to help tsunami victims.

    "We are a force of nature and if a bunch, obviously all
    of us can get together especially entertainers, obviously
    we have a pretty much big influence so actors and
    entertainers are coming out here to help the tsunami
    victims and everything else and help them build back their
    community and so we are very supportive of all that and try
    to help out as much as we can," Fatone said.

    Singer Lauryn Hill started the concert and brought the
    crowd to their feet as she sang five songs. Several
    Malaysian acts followed with Malaysian jazz singer Sheila
    Majid drawing the most cheers.

    Boyz II Men's Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya
    Morris and the Black Eyed Peas brought the roof down with
    their performances, cajoling the crowd to dance the night
    away.



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