VIDEO: K'naan chats backstage at Canada for Haiti telethon

Illustration by Jillian Tamaki

The backstage scene on the set of tonight's Canada for Haiti telethon is a buzzing hive of activity. Crew members are checking light and sound levels and clambering through tangles of cable, while hosts and musical guests are running through speeches and songs.

Participating artist K'naan took some time out of his chaotic pre-show preparation schedule to answer some questions about the situation in Haiti and his own emotional connection to tonight's fundraising concert:

--Sarah Liss