Kigali Prepares to Welcome the World’s Hottest African & Afro-Descent Stars Including Davido, Dystinct, Tayc, Blxckie, Ronisia, Rutshelle Guillaume, Bruce Melodie, Bwiza and many more to perform at Trace Awards.
Excitement is building to
fever pitch among fans of African and Afro-inspired music as global music
authority Trace reveals the first performers in the star-studded lineup for the
Trace Awards.
African and Afro-inspired musicians from around the globe are set to perform at the spectacular live event. Among the music stars on the lineup are Davido (Nigeria), Asake (Nigeria), Bamby (French Guiana);
Benjamin Dube (South Africa), Black Sherif (Ghana), Blxckie
(South Africa), Bruce Melodie (Rwanda), Bwiza (Rwanda), Didi B (Ivory Coast), Dystinct
(Morocco), Janet Otieno (Kenya), Josey (Ivory Coast), Kalash (Martinique), Kizz
Daniel (Nigeria);
Lisandro Cuxi (Cape
Verde), Locko (Cameroon), Mikl (Reunion), Perola (Angola), Plutonio
(Mozambique), Princess Lover (Martinique), Ronisia (France), Rutshelle Guillaume
(Haïti), Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde), Tayc (France), Terell Elymoor (Mayotte) and
Viviane Chidid (Senegal). Many more performers will be announced at a later
date.
Influential UK-based
Afrobeat band, concert headliners and “Best Live” nominees The Compozers are
also heading to Kigali as the house band to the Trace Awards.
Presented by Visit Rwanda
and Martell, a Pernod Ricard brand offering connoisseurs the very best in
cognac, the Trace Awards takes place at the BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda on 21 October
2023.
Seven thousand music fans
will have the opportunity to experience the live event, which will be presented
on a purpose-built stage. To pre-register for tickets for the exclusive event
go to https://bkarena.rw/trace-awards-preregistration/.
To mark its 20th
anniversary, global music powerhouse and Afro-music tastemaker Trace is staging
the Trace Awards at the BK Arena, Kigali, to celebrate the creativity, talent
and influence of African and Afro-inspired music and artists.
More than 150 artists
have been nominated in the Trace Awards. For a full list of nominations.
The Trace Awards,
showcases the excellence and diversity of Afro-centric music in genres such as
Afrobeat, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Afro-pop, Mbalax, Amapiano, Zouk, Kizomba, Genge,
Coupé Décalé, Bongo Flava, Soukous, Gospel, Rap, Rai, Kompa, R&B, and
Rumba.
Competing in 25 award
categories are platinum-selling artists from more than thirty countries in
Africa, South America, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and Europe.
Targeted at lovers of
African and Afro-inspired music and culture, the Trace Awards will broadcast
live on 21 October 2023 on Trace TV channels, radio and digital channels and on
global streaming platforms, national terrestrial TV and satellite channels.
The viewership and social
interaction is expected to exceed 500 million fans in 190 countries.
Rwandan creativity and
excellence are represented by the involvement of BK Arena, RwandAir and RBA as
partners to the Trace Awards & Festival.
To vote for your
favourite artist, go to https://trace.plus/awards.
African and Afro-inspired
musicians from around the globe are set to perform at the spectacular live
event
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