The star-studded benefit concert Unidos por Venezuela has added more artists to what is becoming one of the largest humanitarian music events organized for Venezuela in decades. The August 16 concert at Miami's Kaseya Center will bring together more than 30 Latin music stars to raise funds for communities devastated by the June 24 earthquakes. The event will also include a nationally televised telethon, allowing viewers across the United States and Latin America to donate in real time.
Organizers CMN, Maestro Cares Foundation, TelevisaUnivision and PIMIENTO Entertainment unveiled an expanded lineup that now includes Chayanne, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Chino y Nacho, Corina Smith, Isadora, Jerry Di, Jonathan Moly, Jorge Luis Chacín, Manu Manzo, Micro TDH, Nella, Joaquina and Noreh, joining previously announced performers Marc Anthony, Ricardo Montaner, Feid, Jay Wheeler, Elena Rose, Enrique Santos, Gente de Zona, Mau y Ricky, Olga Tañón, Lasso, SanLuis, Piso 21, Silvestre Dangond, Free Cover, Alleh and Zhamira.
Among the newest additions are some of the most prominent voices of a new generation of Venezuelan music. Grammy winner Joaquina has become one of Latin pop's fastest-rising singer-songwriters, while Noreh has emerged as one of Venezuela's leading alternative pop artists. C
Corina Smith continues to build an international following after years at the forefront of Venezuelan urban pop, and Isadora, Jerry Di, Micro TDH and Jonathan Moly represent a younger generation that has helped redefine Venezuelan music internationally. Manu Manzo, Jorge Luis Chacín and Nella also bring different musical traditions, from Latin pop and tropical music to folk-inspired contemporary sounds, highlighting the diversity of Venezuela's artistic community.
The benefit aims to support recovery efforts following the powerful earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela in June, leaving thousands dead and injured while destroying homes, schools and critical infrastructure. During the broadcast, organizers plan to combine live musical performances with reports from affected communities and humanitarian organizations working on the ground.
The Miami concert is also part of a broader international movement by Venezuelan artists and cultural institutions to raise relief funds.
One week later, on August 23, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in A Concert for Venezuela at the Hollywood Bowl. The special performance, featuring members of the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) and additional guest artists still to be announced, will serve as Dudamel's own fundraising initiative for earthquake recovery before he begins his tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic. Proceeds will benefit affected communities through a partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF).
Dudamel announced the concert after postponing several international engagements to focus attention on the humanitarian crisis in his native country. The Los Angeles Philharmonic has pledged financial support, while Dudamel and the orchestra are donating their services for the event.
The two concerts echo previous large-scale music initiatives organized in response to humanitarian crises, including 2019's Venezuela Aid Live, which brought international artists together on the Colombian border to raise awareness and millions of dollars in aid for Venezuelans.
Together, the Miami telethon and the Hollywood Bowl concert represent the largest coordinated entertainment industry response to Venezuela's earthquake disaster so far, bringing together artists from multiple generations and musical genres with a shared goal of helping rebuild communities affected by one of the country's deadliest natural disasters.
