A United States of America-based firm, Epic Media Enterprises, has announced plans to host an afrobeats festival in the US.
Billed for February 2024 at the prestigious Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, the event will feature top afrobeats artistes from Nigeria, as well as African artistes based in the US.
Speaking on the project, the Chief Executive Officer of Epic Media and founder of the festival, Akpor Gbemre, stated that the initiative was to promote afrobeats, and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria on a global stage.
He said, “Nigeria is an oil producing country, but afrobeats has earned the country global recognition. So, we saw the need to institute a yearly afrobeats festival that will celebrate our rich musical culture, as well as project Nigeria in a positive light.”
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