Toronto-based singer-songwriter Mustafa has announced plans for a charity concert in New Jersey to support humanitarian endeavors in Gaza and Sudan.
Details of the Event: Artists for Aid
!!!!! all these artists including clairo and faye webster as well as omar apollo and ramy youssef participating in the artists for aid for specifically gaza + sudan— this is what celebrities should be doing!!!! pic.twitter.com/5fba3yJNAC
— ashla 🇵🇸 (@filmduvals) December 18, 2023
Titled “Artists for Aid”, the event will be held at Newark Symphony Hall on January 4. The concert stars Omar Apollo, Clairo, Faye Webster, and 070 Shake among others.
The roster of performers also includes Nick Hakim, Daniel Caesar, Ramy Youssef, 6lack, Charlotte Day Wilson, and Mohammed El-Kurd.
All proceeds from the concert will be donated to Human Concern International, a non-profit Muslim relief organization. This organization is committed to ensuring the safe delivery of aid from Egypt to Gaza and Sudan, among other initiatives.
Mustafa has organized Artists for Aid, a concert benefiting Gaza and Sudan. 070 Shake, Ramy Youssef, Clairo, Stormzy, and more join the lineup. The event is happening January 4 at Newark Symphony Hall — here’s how to buy tickets. https://t.co/3ocLkgSRSJ
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) December 18, 2023
Beneficiary: Human Concern International
Mustafa, a friend of Human Concern International for over a decade, has pledged that 100% of the concert’s proceeds will go towards providing humanitarian aid to both Gaza and Sudan. He expressed his gratitude to each artist for their time and effort, noting that none of them hesitated when asked to participate.
The benefit concert, organized by Mustafa, the 2021 Polaris Prize-winning Sudanese-Canadian artist, aims to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Sudan and Gaza.
The event will feature performances from a diverse group of artists including Charlotte Day Wilson, Clairo, Daniel Caesar, Faye Webster, Nick Hakim, Omar Apollo, Stormzy, 070 Shake, 6LACK, comedian Ramy Youssef, Palestinian writer and poet Mohammed el-Kurd, and Mustafa himself. There are also some surprise guests yet to be announced. Tickets for the concert are currently on sale.
Current Crisis in Gaza and Sudan
The announcement of the concert comes at a critical time as the situations in both Gaza and Sudan continue to deteriorate. In Gaza, the aftermath of Israel’s response to Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7 has left entire cities in ruins, with the death toll nearing 20,000. In Sudan, a civil war has been raging since April, resulting in nearly 10,000 civilian deaths and displacing 5.6 million people.
Rubble as far as the eye can see: this is Beit-Lahia, Northern Gaza pic.twitter.com/v8v0IFsyi8
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) December 19, 2023
Finally Mustafa’s New Jersey concert will be a light in the dark, trying to give aid where it is so lacking. On January 4 at Newark Symphony Hall, there will be a gathering of talented performers all headed in the same direction.
Proceeds from the concert will be contributed to Human Concern International, an organization which is laboring unsparingly to see that aid reaches affected areas safely.
