Speak up against Band Aid Christmas hit, British-Ghanaian singer tells music stars

FILE PHOTO: CDs of the charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas' by Band Aid 20 are displayed at a music store in central London. November 29, 2004. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

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LONDON (Reuters) - British-Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG has urged other artists to follow in the steps of Ed Sheeran and speak up about the 1984 hit "Do They Know It's Christmas," which he says perpetuates negative stereotypes of the African continent.