The event started of with Haiti's most popular entertainer Wyclef Jean. He was joined by several Haitian artists for his song "Hold On" originally featuring Mavado.
Take a look at the video below of him shaking hands with President Bill Clinton before going into a medley which included his song "Sweetest Girl" featuring Akon, then came Black Dada with Imma Zoe and Haitian Fresh. They broke into Rara and Clef asked the crowd to wave something as they chanted Sak Pase Nam boule!
Here is Justin Beiber who starts off his song "One Less Lonely Girl" in French. He was also joined on stage by Ludacris. Talk about an unlikely pair.
India Arie who had been in Jamaica the night before for the EME awards performed at the event as well.
Busta Rhymes also performed a new song for Haiti.
Nas and Damian Marley performed "The Strong Will Continue" from their Distant Relatives album.
“This is for the strong,” Nas shouted. “This is for Haiti!”
I am so glad that Chris Brown is on somebody's stage. They boy is talented and I think he deserves to contribute to the event. I love the song "Crawl" which he performed and it is definitely inspiring.
The show ended with a "Lean On Me" sing-a-long by hosts Diddy, Pharell and Queen Latifah. They were joined on stage by the performers and other stars such as Sean Kingston and Gloria Estefan.
Here's some pics from the event below:
Black Dada (brown top) and other Haitian artists join Wyclef on stage
Akon with a Haitian flag
Chris Brown, Justin Beiber, Sean Kingston and Monica at BET's SOS telethon for Haiti Feb. 5th 2010 at the Ameican Airlines arena in Miami FL.Photo source
Izolan from Berikal, Keri Hilson and Wyclef Jean
Wyclef taking calls at BET's Haitian Relief telethon
Sean Paul on phones too!
BET boss lady Debra Lee giving a thumbs up!
Common working on the phones
Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Damian Marley on stage
