Afro Nation, arguably the world’s biggest afrobeat music festival, has announced their first U.S. show, set for May 27 and 28 at LoanDepot Park in Miami. They’ve also shared that African pop stars Burna Boy and WizKid will be the headliners.
They will be supported by Rema and Asake, dancehall legend Beenie Man, CKay, BNXN, Black Sherif, French rapper Franglish, and many more.
It’s that time of year again. This Saturday, January 14, business man, author and public figure Larry Morrow will host his annual All Black Affair at the Rooftop – 2600 Travis Street, Suite R – in Houston, Texas. This event is a part of his weekend-long birthday celebration.
Expected attendees include socialites, professional athletes, entrepreneurs, rappers, fashionistas, and influencers. While Fabolous, Kenny Burns, Christian Combs, Lil Murda, Dess Dior and 2 Chainz are confirmed guests. Get tickets and additional information here.
Jamaica’s member of parliament for St. Elizabeth South West – Floyd Green – will be celebrating his birthday with the return of We Still A Win. This is a stage-show and dance that will be held at the Barbary Hall in St. Elizabeth on Friday, January 13.
There will be a live performance by international recording artist Agent Sasco, with support from Topmann and special guest Shukkle Bus. Additional music will be provided by Slimmatic Entertainmet, King Ghetto, Mour Dan Sound and Jax International.
This event will double as a fund raiser for local Early Childhood Institutions.
Talib Kweli will be doing back-to-back shows at Blue Note Jazz Club – 131 W. 3rd Street – in New York, on February 7th, 8th and 9th. These are live band concerts that will feature Bob James, and a different special guest performer each night. On The 7th he will be joined by DMC, Slick Rick will perform on the 8th, and Rakim will join him on the final night, the 9th.
There will be two sets each night. The first starting at 8pm and the other at 10pm. Tickets for Blue Note New York shows are only available for purchase on Ticketweb.
Vocal super group Dru Hill will join R&B legends Silk, Sunshine Anderson, and Changing Faces in Orlando for a night of Love & Laughter on Friday, February 17th, starting at 6:00pm. They will be at the Addition Financial Arena, which is located at 12777 Gemini Blvd.
Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.
On Thursday, February 9th, Lalah Hathaway and Kenny Lattimore will do a pre-valentine’s day concert at the Arena Theatre – 7326 Southwest Fwy – in Houston, Texas. This is a night of pure soul that’s schedule to begin at 8:30pm.
It was initially scheduled for Friday, December 30th, but was postponed a few days before the show. Get tickets here.
Reality Shock and Qalabah First Music present “Look Within,” a very special father-son combination from Mikey General‘s album Hold A Heights. The official video for “Look Within,” made in Jamaica, premiered on YouTube on January 7th. The song features saxophone by the late great Ray Carless, bass by Patrick Williamson, guitar and percussion by Kris Kemist and backing vocals by Indra Rudder. It was mixed and mastered at Reality Shock Studio.
The album Hold A Heights has been making waves across the globe since its release, peaking at #2 on the Foundation Radio Network Reggae Album Charts in the USA and #2 on the Reggae-Vibes album charts in Europe.
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