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Angelique Kidjo
Angelique Kidjo at Africa Calling

Live 8 Africa Calling

Take a look back at Africa Calling at The Eden Project with our photo galleries from the main stage and Warm Temperate Biome. Click on the links on the right to enjoy the pictures.


It was a massive event attended by thousands of people from Cornwall. Africa Calling attracted the cream of African singers and dancers. The show was hosted by Peter Gabriel at St Austell's Eden Project.

Photo galleries from Eden

Click on the links on the top right hand side of this page to enjoy photographs from the Live 8 concert at Eden. There are now three galleries, one of the main stage, another from the Warm Temperate Biome, and the latest is a gallery of your photos.

Send in your pictures from Eden. Email them to cornwall@bbc.co.uk and we will add them to our galleries.

The concert was hosted by ex-Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel. Peter has championed world music for the past 25 years, and is the co-founder of the world music body Womad. He was joined by Johnny Kalsi of the Dhol Foundation.

Angelina Jolie enjoying her day at Eden
Angelina Jolie made a guest appearance

Africa Calling took place at the same time as the main concert in London's Hyde Park and featured a host of African acts including the Senegalese artist Youssou N'Dour - who had the hit '7 Seconds' in 1994 with Neneh Cherry. He also performed at Hyde Park.

Below was how the running order took shape:

Open Air


MCs: Peter Gabriel & Johnny Kalsi


1.00-1.20pm : Ayub Ogada & Uno

1.40-2.20pm :  Mariza

2.45-3.30pm : Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited

3.45-4.00pm : Coco Mbassi

4.20-4.45pm : Modou Diouf & O Fogum

5.15-5.55pm : Youssou N'Dour and Le Super Etoile

6.10-6.25pm : Geoffrey Oryema

6.45-7.25pm : Angelique Kidjo

7.45-8.30pm : Tinariwen

8.55-9.30pm : Kanda Bongo Man

10.00-10.40pm : Daara J

10.40-11.00pm : Finale


Biome

1.20-1.40pm : Cartwell Dutiro

2.20-2.45pm : Mariam Mursal (set 1)

3.30-3.45pm : Mariam Mursal (set2)

4.00-4.20pm : Shikisha

4.45-5.15pm : Siyaya

5.55-6.10pm : Emmanuel Jal

6.25-6.45pm : Coco Mbassi

7.25-7.45pm : Ayub Ogada

7.50-8.05pm : Chartwell Dutiro

8.30-8.55pm : Frititi

9.30-10.00pm  : Akim El Sikameya

The Eden Project

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