Davos: Peter Gabriel Sings Biko

Thomas Crampton, Hong Kong-based digital strategist, Posted February 1, 2009

The most amazing session I attended this year in Davos was a 2-hour Dignity Day event in a local school auditorium. Speakers included the schoolchildren, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Richard Branson and Peter Gabriel, who sang Biko a capella. Hearing Desmond Tutu speak was an incredible experience. I have rarely seen someone captivate and hold an audience with such simplicity, humility and light heartedness. At the end of the event Peter Gabriel led the entire room in singing his tribute to Steve Biko.