Burna Boy, Ari Lennox and more kick off Afro Nation Detroit festival
On Saturday afternoon, Afro Nation officially kicked off its first ever festival in Detroit. This took place at the Bedrock’s Douglas Site near the downtown area, as Hip-HopVibe was on site.
The day featured performances from various Afrobeats and hip-hop stars, which include Skillibeng, Diamond Platnumz, Detroit native Dej Loaf, Latto, Ari Lennox, as well as Burna Boy closing out the night as the headliner. Dej, Flavour, and Fraglish were inserted into the Afto Nation Detroit lineup on Saturday, due to Naira Marley, Kizz Daniel, Tayc, Dadju and Focalistic not being able to perform. As a result, they still had the crowd electric and had Detroit entertained.
Burna closed the night out with various hits from his catalogue, as he is also preparing for his upcoming seventh studio album, “I Told Them…” This project is scheduled to be released on August 24. This is led by his “Sittin On Top Of The World” single.
The final day of Afro Nation Detroit concludes on Sunday night. This will feature performances by Davido, Coi Leray, Masego, and much more.
Check out all the action from day one of Afro Nation Detroit, below.
.@BurnaBoy just closed out @AfroNation day one here in Detroit!🔥#AfroNationDetroit pic.twitter.com/yK1rx7szNx
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 20, 2023
.@AriLennox performing New Apartment here at @AfroNation!🔥Finally getting to see her perform live. She always sounds amazing. #AfroNationDetroit pic.twitter.com/lVxVoeL84D
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 20, 2023
.@Latto performing Put It On Da Floor here at @AfroNation!🔥#AfroNationDetroit pic.twitter.com/MP89L8yQQk
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
.@Latto performing Big Energy here at @AfroNation!🔥#AfroNationDetroit pic.twitter.com/KOGiWGi8qa
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
.@Latto performing Southside here at @AfroNation!🔥ATL to the D! #AfroNationDetroit pic.twitter.com/XVLogvw30b
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
.@DejLoaf performing Try Me here at @AfroNation!🔥#AfroNationDetroit pic.twitter.com/0kdE1EXZMb
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
.@DejLoaf performing Hey There here at @AfroNation!🔥#AfroNationDetroit pic.twitter.com/fei5TDWl1U
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
@2niteFlavour performing here at @AfroNation!🔥#AfroNationDetroit pic.twitter.com/3ZLSPt6M29
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
.@Skillibeng performing here at @AfroNation!🔥#AfroNationDetroit #ANDetroit pic.twitter.com/kRZHj2gYyA
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
.@DiamondPlatnumz performing here at @AfroNation!🔥#AfroNationDetroit #ANDetroit pic.twitter.com/tNThoMzGqt
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
Covering @AfroNation fest here in #Detroit today for https://t.co/Wg9XmA0rPL!🙏🙌 pic.twitter.com/dsqC0Kv7q0
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) August 19, 2023
Burna Boy, Ari Lennox and more kick off Afro Nation Detroit festival