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D’banj, Davido, Ckay, Others to Perform at YouTube’s Africa Day Concert 2022

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YouTube on Monday, May 23, announced artistes hailing from five countries to perform at this year’s Africa Day Concert.

Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA,
Alex Okosi stated that the annual concert is a musical homage to Africa, showcasing the vibrant African music stars making headlines across the world.

The concert is aimed at celebrating the foundation of the Organisation of Africa Unity, formed on May 25, 1963, by using music as a platform to showcase African culture.

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He added that this year’s third edition concert would feature artistes from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, South Africa, and Congo who are set to perform.

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 highly anticipated concert will showcase musical performances that will be streamed to a global audience,” he said.

Talented artistes from Nigeria to perform at the virtual concert are; D’banj, Davido, CKay, Yemi Alade, Reekado Banks, and Mayorkun.

He added that performing from the West African region according to the News Agency of Nigeria include, popular Sierra Leonean recording and performing artiste, Drizilik.

Okosi said that also set to perform at the Africa Day Concert were singer-songwriter and poet, Busiswa Gqulu, and singer and dancer, Kamo Mpela; both from South Africa.

Also, Okosi explained that the concert brings Africans, the Diaspora, and people across the world together to celebrate a continent that is home to more than 1.5 billion people and is breeding new ways of artistic nature.

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