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Music, Social Awareness and Live 8

By Alfred Lubrano
Published June 25, 2005 at 11:00 PM CDT

Weekend Edition essayist Alfred Lubrano pokes fun at the upcoming Live 8 concerts, a reprise of the Live Aid concerts of 1985. The shows are aimed at raising awareness about the political and economic plight of Africa, but Lubrano questions whether the concerts will have any impact.

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Alfred Lubrano
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