Despite landing in the middle of a heated debate surrounding a cultural boycott of Israeli institutions, Alicia Keys decided to perform in Israel on July 4th.
Keys sang in front of a sold-out crowd at Nokia Stadium in Tel Aviv to promote peace and unity through music. Popular Israeli musician Idan Raichel also joined Keys on stage for a mash-up of some of the two artists' most popular songs.
The 14-time Grammy Award winning singer's performance received controversial reactions from various cultural boycott groups such as the Us Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel -- which sent her a petition signed by more than 16,000 people asking her to cancel the show.
Several artists and musicians had also protested Keys' performance. Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker sent an open letter to Keys, in which she asked her to cancel the performance in Tel Aviv. Former Pink Floyd...
Keys sang in front of a sold-out crowd at Nokia Stadium in Tel Aviv to promote peace and unity through music. Popular Israeli musician Idan Raichel also joined Keys on stage for a mash-up of some of the two artists' most popular songs.
The 14-time Grammy Award winning singer's performance received controversial reactions from various cultural boycott groups such as the Us Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel -- which sent her a petition signed by more than 16,000 people asking her to cancel the show.
Several artists and musicians had also protested Keys' performance. Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker sent an open letter to Keys, in which she asked her to cancel the performance in Tel Aviv. Former Pink Floyd...
- 7/9/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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