This year\u2019s concert slated for May 25 would feature artistes from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, South Africa, and Congo.<\/p>\n
The annual concert by YouTube is a musical homage to the continent, showcasing the vibrant African music stars making headlines worldwide.<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s D\u2019Banj, Davido, CKay, Yemi Alade, Reekado Banks, and Mayorkun will perform at the virtual concert this year. Sierra Leonean recording Drizilik; singer-songwriter and poet Busiswa Gqulu; singer and dancer Kamo Mpela, both from South Africa, will also grace the event.<\/p>\n
Alex Okosi, the managing director of Emerging Markets for YouTube EMEA, said; \u201cYouTube as a platform has been a main line for connecting African artists to people all around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Africa Day Concert is an opportunity to reaffirm YouTube\u2019s support for African artists as they showcase the vibrant sounds and culture that makes Africa truly unique,\u201d said Mr. Okosi.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe highly anticipated concert will showcase musical performances that will be streamed to a global audience,\u201d Mr. Okosi added.<\/p>\n
Mr. Okosi explained that the concert would unite Africans, the diaspora, and people across the world to celebrate a continent that is home to over 1.5 billion people and is spawning new ways of artistic expression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Music and video streaming platform, YouTube, has announced the artistes\u2019 lineup for the \u2018YouTube Africa Day Concert 2022,\u2019 which includes six A-list musicians. This year\u2019s concert slated for May 25 would feature artistes from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, South Africa, and Congo. The annual concert by YouTube is a musical homage to the continent, showcasing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":82338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[12875,7090,705,29,312,68,1165,12874],"class_list":["post-82333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-alex-okosi","tag-ckay","tag-dbanj","tag-davido","tag-mayorkun","tag-reekado-banks","tag-yemi-alade","tag-youtube-africa-day-concert"],"yoast_head":"\n