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USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for
Africa), was the name under which forty-five
predominantly U.S. artists, led by Harry
Belafonte, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, and
Lionel Richie, recorded the hit single "We Are the
World" in 1985. The song was a US and UK Number
One for the collective in April of that year.
The considerable profits from the enterprise went
to the USA for Africa Foundation, which used them
for the relief of famine and disease in Africa;
critics, however, claim that this money went
directly to the (often military) governments of
the affected countries rather than the people.
A recording of the live performance was released
with the Live Aid DVD set released on November 8,
2004.
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