Afro+ Fest will kick off for the primary time within the Nation’s Capital on Labor Day Weekend, bringing a set of figures from the world of Afrobeats, R&B, Dancehall, and Ampiano. Headlining Afro+ Fest are Gunna, Asake, Machel Montano, and Shensea.

Based by Michael Awosanya, Afro+ Fest is making its inaugural debut in Washington, D.C. on the outside venue, RFK Pageant Grounds. That includes the skills of the aforementioned acts, the weekend competition can even embrace performances and appearances from world superstars Wizkid, Uncle Waffles, and particular visitor, D.C.’s personal, Shy Glizzy. Fellow DMV native Foggie Uncooked can even grace the stage.

The plus check in Afro+ Fest is supposed to indicate not solely Africa and the continent’s weighty contributions to the humanities, but additionally a name to the worldwide Black diaspora within the title of unification. Together with this stance, the broader goals of the competition are to spotlight vogue, meals, artwork, and entrepreneurship

“That is the block social gathering we’ve dreamed about for a decade,” mentioned Michael Awosanya, additionally the chief producer for Afro+ Fest. “With the assist of Mayor Muriel Bowser and Occasions DC, Afro+ Fest is bringing the complete diaspora to RFK—music, meals, tradition—pushed by the individuals and sounds that form us.”

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