Myanmar Holds Concert to Fight Human Trafficking

Myanmar's biggest ever international concert sees US singer-songwriter Jason Mraz taking to a stage in front of Shwedagon Pagoda to raise awareness about human trafficking.

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5 months ago

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SHOTLIST: YANGON , MYANMAR. DEC 16, 2012, SOURCE: MTV EXIT HANDOUT - NO RESALE FOR NON-EDITORIAL PURPOSES - VAR of US singer-songwriter Jason Mraz performing at the MTV EXIT live show YANGON , MYANMAR. DEC 16, 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV SOUNDBITE 1: Jason Mraz (man), US singer-songwriter (English, 14 sec): "The feeling is extraordinary. I have been told again and again that I'm the first international artist before here in this open air concert in front of the pagoda." YANGON , MYANMAR. DEC 16, 2012, SOURCE: MTV EXIT HANDOUT - NO RESALE FOR NON-EDITORIAL PURPOSES - VAR of US singer-songwriter Jason Mraz performing at the MTV EXIT live show YANGON , MYANMAR. DEC 16, 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV SOUNDBITE 2: Jason Mraz, US singer-songwriter (English, 15 sec): "The invitation came and I knew that I read in the papers in last couple of years how the door has opened again. When the invitation came to play music, I thought definitely." YANGON , MYANMAR. DEC 16, 2012, SOURCE: MTV EXIT HANDOUT - NO RESALE FOR NON-EDITORIAL PURPOSES - VAR of MTV EXIT live show YANGON , MYANMAR. DEC 16, 2012, SOURCE: AFPTV SOUNDBITE 3: Matt Love (man), campaign manager of MTV EXIT (English, 12 sec): "Myanmar people are trafficked to different parts of Asia, China, Thailand and other countries as well. Hopefully this is the prevention campaign that will stop people being trafficked before happens." YANGON , MYANMAR. DEC 16, 2012, SOURCE: MTV EXIT HANDOUT - NO RESALE FOR NON-EDITORIAL PURPOSES - VAR of MTV EXIT live show ------------------------------------------ NO AFP TEXT STORY