Opinion: Not another revival of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
The just-released "ultimate remix" of Band Aid's celebrity charity single still makes Africa a caricature of despair for ...
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Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?
The 40th-anniversary remake of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas ... and released in 1984 in response to harrowing news images of famine in northern Ethiopia. These pictures inspired two ...
Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' celebrates 40 years, 2024 anniversary remix released
It's been 40 years since Band Aid wrote and recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and to celebrate the song's anniversary, ...
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How Band Aid’s stars cancelled Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Add the project’s reliance on distressing images of nameless victims of famine to push its narrative, and the theory goes, Band Aid is in fact damaging and patronising, perpetuating harmful ...
Looking back on Band Aid and how Cumbrians embraced the idea
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Band Aid, and we’ve looked back in our archives to find examples of local bands performing for charity ...
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Elias Wondimu: Not another revival of Band Aid’s ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’
Band Aid’s long-term impact on Africa’s image is equally troubling. The branding of Ethiopia — and by extension, Africa — as a monolithic land of suffering has been repeated through the ye ...