Dinh Manh Ninh has returned home after joining international singers to record the song “Oh Africa” in the US. The song will be performed at the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Dinh Manh Ninh (first row) and other young music talents in in the US.

The young Vietnamese singer recorded the song with the world famous Soweto chorus and two other recording stars, Akon and Keri Hilson, who was an American Music Awards 2009 nominee in the Soul/R&B category.

Ninh remarked that he had learned a lot from his experiences in the US and that he had been happy to perform the song with the international group of singers.

The official launch of “Oh Africa” will be on January 31, 2010.

Ninh is in his final year of study in the vocal music department of the Hanoi Art College and also a member of the M4U group. He won several awards at the Vietnamese Song TV songwriting contest. He surpassed 1000 contestants in the Pepsi Talent Show 2009 to win first prize – a trip to the US to record the “Oh Africa” song.

Ninh plans to form a music project for kids with another winner of the Pepsi Talent Show 2009.

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