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Radio Leicester,3 mins

What do Leicester's African community make of Band Aid 30?

Jim Davis and Jo Hayward

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You can't have escaped it, whether you've seen it on the TV, heard it on the radio, or read it in the papers, you will know that Sir Bob Geldof has again gathered the great and the good of the music world for a new version of Band Aid. This time around, the 30th anniversary version is trying to raise money to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. There's been some debate, some people have welcomed it, others believe it's a bit patronising. So what does the African community in Leicester think? BBC Radio Leicester's Kevin Ncube has been finding out...and began by speaking to Wandaya Savannah - a local lecturer

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