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ORGANIZERS of Afrobeats Festival (Afro Nation) say plans are underway to hold the maiden edition of the event in Nigeria this year.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was announced on Friday via the festival’s official social media channels.
Co-founder of Afro Nation, Adesegun Adeosun, popularly known as SMADE, said the aim of the festival was to unite the diaspora in the home of afrobeats.
He said: “Nigeria is the home to so many international superstars who have made Afrobeats a globally loved genre.
“As someone who grew up in Lagos, and then spent years promoting African music in London and beyond, this will truly be a full circle moment, bringing the Afro Nation show back home to Lagos.
“We can’t wait for the biggest celebration of African music the world has ever seen,” he said.
NAN reports that four years since Afro Nation’s debut in Portugal, the festival has since been expanded around the world with a hugely successful U.S. debut in Miami in May.
According to him, the festival will be coming up in Portugal in June, before returning to America for a two-day show in Detroit between Aug. 19 and Aug. 20.
He said for more details, fans should sign up for news, and have the first opportunity to get tickets to Afro Nation Nigeria. (NAN)
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