For hundreds of years, we have witnessed the power of music in bringing people together to drive activism and demand change......we are thrilled to release Global Citizen EP 1 with new songs from these incredible artists who stand with us in the fight to defeat extreme poverty, and we are extremely grateful to Dave Holmes, Parlophone Records and Atlantic Records for their dedicated partnership and support as we demand to see an end to extreme poverty by 2030.
Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Citizen
Featuring four tracks featuring Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, Wizkid, and Cassper Nyovest, among many others and curated by Chris Martin, Global Citizen EP 1 is an EP of 4 tracks, released in the lead-up to the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, presented and hosted by the Motsepe Foundation on Dec. 2 in Johannesburg.
The EP takes much of its inspiration from Mandela’s lifelong fight for justice and universal equality and throughout the EP, galvanizing messages for change and hope can be heard amid a blend of global sounds. The words of human rights legend Nelson Mandela even appear on the opening track, “Rise UP,” while the music video for “E-Lo” was inspired by the former South African president’s life.
Nelson Mandela, Stargate
Los Unidades, Pharrell Williams, Jozzy
Cassper Nyovest, Los Unidades, Stormzy, Jess Kent
Stargate, Los Unidades, Wizkid, David Guetta, Tiwa Savage, Danny Ocean, David Guetta