France Télévisions is mobilizing for Lebanon. The audiovisual group wants to launch a major charity concert for the benefit of the country after the gigantic explosion that devastated Beirut, the public audiovisual group said on Sunday, confirming information from the daily Le Parisien .
“Lebanon is going through a terrible ordeal. France Télévisions is alongside artists to organize a major concert of support and solidarity for the benefit of Lebanon and its affected population, ”the director of the television group, Delphine Ernotte, told the newspaper.
French, Lebanese and international artists
The artistic direction of the concert was entrusted to the world-famous Franco-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf. The event, organized in partnership with Radio France, will bring together French, Lebanese and international artists, and will raise funds for the reconstruction of the country. Matthieu Chedid and Bernard Lavilliers should be among the participants.
The huge explosion on Tuesday in a warehouse in the Lebanese capital's port left at least 158 dead, thousands injured, dozens missing and hundreds of thousands homeless. "Beyond our public service mission, it is also a matter of showing our fraternity to the Lebanese people wounded by too many tragedies," added Delphine Ernotte.
The concert will take place in Paris this fall, after the start of the school year, on a date that remains to be specified, and will be broadcast live on France 2 and France Inter radio.
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