The singer of the legendary band Grunge, born in Seattle, United States, at the beginning of the decade of the nineties and the current queen of pop and R & B, joined forces in a passionate interpretation.
The group Pearl Jam, was one of the guests this weekend at the Global Citizen Festival (Global Citizen Festival) in the Central Park, City of New York and, during the presentation, the singer Eddie Vedder invited Beyoncé on stage duet to play their own version of Redemption Song, classic Bob Marley Jamaican theme. While upstage, could watch a video of Nelson Mandela politician, reciting a speech in favor of peace. What left a really amazing time, being the highlight of the entire festival.
The free concert was held for the fourth consecutive year, where for more than seven - hour show, the audience of about 60,000 people, could enjoy artists with broad experience such as Sting and Coldplay. The music festival, which has took place in the middle of the summit which was organizing the United Nations Organization on sustainable development, seeks to promote the eradication of poverty, hunger reduction, inequality, protecting the planet and gender equality.
The event was attended by figures such as US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama, the Nobel Peace Prize, Malala and the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates.
The concert left really surprising moments for music fans, since they could enjoy ensemble performances as Coldplay, with Ariana Grande, singing A Little Bit of Your Heart. Other interesting collaborations as vocalist of Coldplay were also seen, Chris Martin , with singer - songwriter Ed Sheeran, interpreting Thinking Out Loud. Subsequently, Sheeran joined Beyoncé to sing acoustically Drunk in Love.
Beyoncé said in a statement that " it is particularly gratifying because let's concentrate and use our talents on a single goal: to end extreme poverty in the world."
