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R Kelly completes African super group One8The all-star line-up of the super group One8 has now been completed with the addition of international star R Kelly. The group yesterday released what it hopes will be one of the world's hottest singles this holiday season, Hands Across the World. The star-studded gathering of African musical giants has continued to gather mass momentum with eight of Africa's rock-star legends combining their talent into the continent's first supergroup. R Kelly, who was recently joined in the world-famous Chicago studios by the members of One8, has been a force in R&B worldwide for the past two decades. Apart from global fame he has also received numerous awards and is one of the best-selling urban artists of all time. Hits like I Believe I Can Fly, Bump 'n Grind, and Gotham City have made him a household name and his production on top artists like Michael Jackson, Toni Braxton, LL Cool J and many more have kept him at the top of the charts and on radio for the duration of his music career. I can feel myself connectR Kelly is excited to be involved in the One8 project. Speaking from his studio in Chicago as they put the final touches to the single, he said: "I love projects like this. As I hear the music of these artists and meet them in person I can feel myself connect. Somehow I can feel the excitement and adrenaline through them and then the ideas and everything around this track just comes together. This is probably one of the greatest things I have ever done, I can just feel it in me." One8 already consists of the finest superstars on the African continent. Born from a simple idea and a small collaboration, the momentum of this project has turned it into a full-blown super group that will also be releasing a full album and DVD later this year. This long-term project was kicked into high gear when the artists flew into Chicago late last month to record Hands Across the World with R Kelly and his production team. The group also recorded a video and documentary which will be released shortly. The final ONE8 line up has been confirmed as follows:
A major focus of the group is to provide their fans with digital all-access passes to follow their diaries and journeys as larger-than-life rock stars around the clock, allowing fans close personal experiences. Join online at www.myone8.com, on mobile at myone8.mobi, facebook.com/myone8, follow @myone8 on Twitter or watch youtube.com/one8TV. |