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| TOP NEWS | Sunday, 12 August 2007 Musicians give hope to immigrants Italian singer Claudio Baglioni will be performing in Malta on August 25 as part of the proactive artist’s efforts to promote solidarity with irregular immigrants crossing the Mediterranean. Baglioni will be joined on stage by co-nationals Gianni Morandi and Riccardo Cocciante.
The event arrives in light of Akon’s visit to the Marsa Open Center following his performance at Isle of MTV. The visit has proved to have “extremely positive” effects, according to Terry Gosden of the Open Center. “Events like these give the immigrants some hope. In this case it was amplified by the fact that Akon is of Senegalese origin. Seeing somebody from the same region as you make it big has a positive effect on the immigrants. “Not only is it a morale boost for the immigrants but it also a good opportunity for the public to warm up to them. People feel less alienated from them when they realise that the immigrants have common aspirations and interests to them,” Gosden said.
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