Getty Image The world’s biggest Afrobeats festival, Afro Nation, is heading home. Throughout the year, the multi-day event has had stops in Detroit, Miami, and Portugal. But come this December, the live performance movement will make its highly-awaked return to the continent of Africa. The dates for Afro Nation Nigeria 2023 have been revealed, and …
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Burna Boy And Davido Will Headline Afro Nation’s 2023 Festival In Detroit
Getty Image Afro Nation is a relatively new festival but it’s already expanding rapidly — just like the genre it aims to highlight. While the first edition took place in Portugal in 2022, Afro Nation just held its first stateside event in Miami ahead of its return to Europe this summer. Ahead of this weekend’s …
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Here Are The Afro Nation Miami Set Times For 2023
Getty Image Afrobeats’ footing in the United States is as strong as ever, as became apparent in January. Afro Nation will host its inaugural stateside festival at LoanDepot Park in Miami this weekend, May 27-28, with Burna Boy and Wizkid as its headliners. (The festival will hit Detroit in August.) Afro Nation revealed the full …
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Burna Boy And WizKid Set To Headline Inaugural Afro Nation Festival In Miami
Getty Image Afrobeats music (which includes the genres highlife, juju, fuji, kwaito, amapiano, and Afropop) continues to dominate the global music market alongside Latin Urbano. In fact, some of today’s biggest acts in the United States hail from outside of its boundaries. While Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa came together to bring the crown …
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Black child’s teacher accused of cutting his afro off
A Minnesota-based parent claimed that a teacher cut their child’s hair off. Prior to the alleged incident, the child had an afro; now, the child has a closely cropped haircut. Tadow (@tadowbaby) posted a video of the aftermath of the incident, showing the child’s short hair. The video currently has almost a million views. “MY …
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