NYS Music 2023

Tag: Afrobeats

  • Lineup Revealed For Inaugural AfroCruise

    Rock The Bells, AfroFuture, AfroVerse and Sixthman festivals have announced the first-ever AfroCruise which will sail from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas. The cruise will depart on March 29, 2024 and will arrive on April 1. The multi-day event will feature performances from some of the biggest African artists and will also showcase African and diasporic culture through food and fashion. 

    Linking together travel, live music, and a cultural celebration, the AfroCruise is one of the first events of its kind. Hosted on the Norwegian Pearl, the celebration still possesses all of the amenities and elements normal to an extravagant cruise ship. Attendees will have access to the boat’s fully stocked bars, dining options, pools, casino, spa, fitness center, and more. 

    Amongst the hustle and bustle of a standard cruise, the event also boasts an impressive roster of performing artists. Headlined by Nigeria’s Adekunle Gold and Ayra Starr, AfroCruise gives guests the opportunity to experience some of the best music from all over the world. The aim is to fully immerse attendees into the sounds and sensibilities of Afrobeats and Amapiano music. 

    Ayra Starr

    AfroCruise will also feature multiple different cultural events and workshops. In addition to traditional cruise ship tournaments and activities, there will also be an event focused on the African rice dish Jollof, a West African BBQ, and several different themed parties. 

    Rock The Bells was founded in 2018 by acclaimed rapper LL Cool J and Geoff Yang. The organization creates content and experiences within hip-hop culture. Together, with their partners Afrofuture, AfroVerse and Sixthman festivals, the collective looks to create an event that celebrates and encapsulates contemporary African and Disaporic culture. Click here for reservations and more details

    Artist Lineup

    Adekunle Gold

    Ayra Starr

    Black Sherif

    The Compozers

    Juls

    Mayorkun

    Naira Marley

    Spinall

    Teni

    Uncle Waffles

    Zinoleesky

  • Rema Announces North American Tour With Victony Stopping At The Coney Island Amphitheatre

    Rema, the Nigerian superstar, has announced his North American tour with the support of the iconic musician Victony. The tour kicks off on July 15th and Rema will make a stop at the Coney Island Amphitheatre in Brooklyn. 

    rema coney island

    Rema, also known as Divine Ikubor, was born, and raised in Benin City. The young superstar is on a mission to pave the way for younger generations with his unmatched vocals, fusion of genres and ease of being unapologetically himself.  After his appearance on the covers of The Fader & Dazed & Confused in his career’s infantry, Rema was one of Apple Music’s Up Next artists in 2020, joined the FIFA 2021 soundtrack, and caught the attention of Radio 1, 1Xtra and Kiss. The album Rave & Roses allows fans a glimpse of Rema navigating life, fame, love, and sex while simultaneously creating a sonically pleasing and thrilling experience. 

    rema coney island

    After Rema’s 2022 release of Rave & Roses he is back with a deluxe “ULTRA” version that will be available to the public this Friday. This edition is bulked with additional hits that Rema released after the album including the Selena Gomez version of “Calm Down”, “Holiday” and “Reason You.” His song “Calm Down” has reached one billion combined global streams on Spotify and has become the highest charting African song of all time on the US Singles Chart. The single “Holiday” earned Rema his first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Billboard Global (Excl. U.S) chart and has become the best performing Afrobeat videos on YouTube of all time.

    Victony is a twenty-two-year-old Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter. He suffered a near death car accident that left him in a wheelchair for months. Despite enduring multiple surgeries and a long recovery, Victony made time to record numerous acclaimed singles. His singles “Pray”, and the Mayorkun collab “Holy Father” earned more than 20 million streams on Spotify. In the October of 2022 Victony released a music video for his single “Soweto” and it gained over 54 million views since its release. The song has over 30 million audio streams, over a billion views on TikTok, and Rolling Stone listed the track as #15 on their top Afropop songs of 2022. 

    Tickets are now available for purchase and can be found here.  For more ticket information visit here.

    Europe

    6/1 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Barcelona

    6/8 – Madrid, Spain @ Primavera Sound Madrid

    6/9 – Porto, Portugal @ Primavera Sound Portugal

    6/24 – Reims, France @ La Magnifique Society

    6/25 – Paris, France @ Solidays Festival

    6/28 – Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival

    6/30 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ WOO HAH! x Rolling Loud

    7/2 – Maramande, France @ Garorock Festival

    7/4 – Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival

    7/12 – Tønsberg, Norway @ Slottsfjell Festival

    7/13 – Bern, Switzerland @ Gurtenfestival

    North America

    7/15 – Washington, DC @ Broccoli City Music Festival

    7/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia

    7/21 – Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston

    7/22 – New York, NY @ Coney Island Amphitheatre

    7/23 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland

    7/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

    7/28 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center

    7/29 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom

    7/31 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

    8/2 – Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater

    8/3 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

    8/5 – Montréal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival

    8/6 – Toronto, ON @ History

    8/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

    8/12 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre

    8/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

    8/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern