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Emmanuel Jal performing songs from his latest album “CeaseFire.”
Karim Chrobog and Roshanak Ameli-Tehrani
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THE EVENT Sudanese child soldier turned international Afrohip-hop star, Emmanuel Jal entertained a diverse and socially conscious mix of WL’s The Young & the Guest List crowd, college students and Save Darfur advocates. The evening was a fundraiser for Gua Africa – a non-profit building schools in southern Sudan. THE SCENE Over 500 concert-goers got in the philanthropic groove, thanks to the hard work of event organizers Roshanak Ameli-Tehrani, Karim Chrobog (whose upcoming documentary about Jal, War Child, is set to debut this winter), Pamela Sorensen, club owner Eric Clay and WL night life maven Anna Croll. Guests in WL’s VIP section enjoyed complimentary Christiania Vodka. Noted for his work on the Blood Diamond soundtrack and his collaboration with Moby, Jal traveled from London to perform songs from his latest album, Ceasefire.
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