By Dipo Olowookere
Music stars from five countries (Congo, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania) will perform at the YouTube Africa Day Concert 2022 slated for Wednesday, May 25.
The annual concert is a musical homage to Africa, showcasing the vibrant African music stars who are making headlines across the world.
The programme, in its third edition, will be anchored by Hollywood star, Idris Elba and streamed exclusively on YouTube via https://goo.gle/AfricaDayConcert at 19:00 CAT/18:00 WAT.
It will bring together Africans, the Diaspora, and people from across the world together to celebrate a continent that is home to more than 1.5 billion people.
The highly anticipated event will showcase musical performances from D’banj, Davido, CKay, Yemi Alade, Reekado Banks and Mayorkun.
Also performing from the West African region is popular Sierra Leonean recording and performing artist, Drizilik; singer-songwriter and poet, Busiswa Gqulu; and singer and dancer, Kamo Mpela; both from South Africa. They are known for hit songs, SBWL and Nkulunkulu respectively.
Tanzanian singer, songwriter and WCB (Wasafi Classic Baby) artist, Zuchu will be performing her hit songs at the concert while Congolese singer-songwriter, Innoss’B, the Naomi Campbell crooner rounds out the lineup of artists performing this year at the Africa Day Concert.
The Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, Mr Alex Okosi, while speaking ahead of the concert, disclosed that, “YouTube as a platform has been mainline for connecting African artists to people all around the world and the Africa Day Concert is an opportunity to reaffirm YouTube’s support for African artists as they showcase the vibrant sounds and culture that makes Africa truly unique.”
The concert is aimed at commemorating the foundation of the Organisation of Africa Unity on May 25, 1963, by using music as a platform to showcase African culture.
