Mark Ndesandjo, Obama's half Brother, said, "And I like my president too. By the way, I have a plane flight I cannot delay any more, otherwise it will be my turn to be embarrassed. This concert is part of a dream I had since before I came to China, I hope to produce more events to bring awareness of the plight of orphans to China, and the world."

Ndesandjo was born in Kenya and moved to the United States when he was a child. He uses his mother's name, though he and Barack Obama have the same father.