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Music: Festival The 46664 Concert: Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90

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Today marks the 90th birthday of a true hero — and there's no better way to pay homage to Nelson Mandela than with a huge musical bash in Hyde Park. The concert, which takes its name from Mandela's AIDS charity and former prison number, brings together artists who played at the original Free Mandela concert in 1988, including Annie Lennox, with newer talents, such as Razorlight and the Sugababes, and some of Africa's top musicians. Madiba, as Mandela is affectionately known, is, of course, the guest of honour at the show, which doubles as a celebration of freedom and tolerance.

– Helen Holtom

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