By Tim Saunders on
Alicia Keys will host her annual Black Ball for charity in New York next month, in honor of former Beatle George Harrison.
Keys’ charity, Keep A Child Alive, will benefit from the concert, which will feature appearances by Usher, Norah Jones, will.i.am and Mary J. Blige, as well as Gary Clark Jr., Jay Sean, Midival Punditz with Karsh Kale and Alicia Keys herself.
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of George Harrison’s Concert For Bangladesh, the first time artists came together for a concert to benefit single cause. Today, the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF is a joint undertaking between the Harrison family and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to support UNICEF programs that provide lifesaving assistance to children, including health, education, nutrition and emergency relief. In the tradition established by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, The George Harrison Fund for UNICEF continues to support UNICEF programs in Bangladesh while expanding its influence to include other countries where children are in need.
Harrison passed away in November, 2001, but has left a lasting legacy on the history of celebrity charity giving, and Keys’ concert is the latest example.
The concert takes place on November 3 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. More information and your chance to win tickets can be found here.
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