Following two sold out shows at
New York’s Barclays Centre (19,000 capacity) and Houston’s Toyota Center
(18,000 capacity), the World’s Biggest Afrobeats Festival will now
debut in the UK at SSE
Wembley Arena.
One Africa Music Fest
USA saw huge performances by Wizkid, Dbanj, Jidenna, Flavour and Seun
Kuti, and was attended by US celebrities Swizz Beatz, DJ Ebro, Lil Mama,
Angela Simmons and more. The event was also streamed live on Tidal and
supported by Hot 97 radio.
The London
extravaganza on May 13, with the weight of Global Radio’s Capital Xtra,
will be the first Afrobeats event of this magnitude in Europe.
It will feature a line-up of Africa’s most renowned artists, such as Roc Nation’s Tiwa Savage, Nigeria’s biggest pop duo P-Square,
Sony Music’s Davido and fellow label-mate Tekno dubbed the ‘golden boy
of Afrobeats’; Tanzanian superstar Alikiba and pan-African stars Awilo
Longomba and Cassper Nyovest; and will be hosted by Nigerian
Singer/Actor Banky W and Capital Xtras Abrantee Boateng as the official
UK DJ.
One Africa Music Fest has rapidly
become the primary platform to showcase African music and culture to
mainstream and diaspora audiences across the world. The event brought to
you by Paul O, CEO of Upfront and Personal Global Management Consultants (UPGMC), plans to continue to share the vision to unite and showcase Africa worldwide.
“It’s imperative
that we continue to show the world what the continent of Africa is truly
about. We are pioneers in the musical sounds and styles that the
commercial industry are now sampling and it’s fantastic that we can
finally exhibit this on a global scale,” says Paul.
Other confirmed acts for the show include Olamide, Phyno, M.I, Flavour, 9ice, Efya, Falz and Victoria Kimani.
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