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29/03/2005
Bob Geldof to Publish Africa Travels Book
Bob Geldof will publish a book on his travels in Africa, publisher Random House announced today.
The book, Geldof in Africa will be released in June and will coincide with a BBC television series of the same name. It will be a highly illustrated book following Geldof's travels through the continent and giving his unique take on its culture and peoples.
'Africa has the lot - vast seas of sand, tropical jungles, equatorial rainforest. And within this immense continent more peoples, more languages, more cultures, more animals than anywhere else on our world. It is quite simply the most extraordinary, beautiful and luminous place on our planet.' Geldof said in a statement.
Geldof is probably best known for his organisation of Live Aid, which celebrates it's 20th anniversary this year. The Live Aid concerts were watched by 1.8 billion people worldwide and together with sales of Do They Know It's Christmas raised over GBP100 million for Band Aid. Bob Geldof is currently part of the Prime Minister's Commission on Africa which will present its findings to the G8 summit in July 2005. Bob Geldof was also honoured for his Outstanding Contribution to Music at this year's BRIT Awards.
As part of the book deal, an updated edition of Geldof's 1986 autobiography "Is That It?" will also come out in the autumn.
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