King Promise, Juls And Amaarae To Join Lil Wayne In Detroit For Afro Nation

King Promise, Juls And Amaarae To Join Lil Wayne In Detroit For Afro Nation

  • King Promise has been announced as part of the star-studded lineup for Afro Nation Detroit
  • The Afrobeats superstar and Amaarae are the only Ghanaians on the bill for the beach festival this August
  • They will join top global stars, including Hip Hop legend Lil Wayne and Jamaican dancehall star Shensea, on stage

Ghanaian Afrobeats superstar King Promise is set to perform at this year's Afro Nation festival in Detroit.

Afro Nation touts itself as the biggest beach festival in celebration of the Afrobeats genre and its explosion worldwide.

The two-day festival, scheduled for August 17 and 18, will be held at the Bedrock and Douglas site in Detroit.

King Promise for Afro Nation
Amaarae, King Promise, and Juls Photo source: Instagram/Amaarae, Instagram/KingPromise, Instagram/Juls
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King Promise and Amaarae to perform with Lil Wayne

King Promise, Amaarae and Juls are the only three Ghanaians on the Afro Nation lineup for the Detroit leg. They will join headliners Lil Wayne, Rema and Asake for the two-day festival.

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King Promise, who narrowly missed out on Ghana's topmost honour to Stonebwoy, has had an impressive year building up to the festival.

His song Terminator became a significant Afrobeats success story, striding in new markets, including Asia.

The success of Terminator helped King Promise to field sold-out tours in Asia and Canada.

Fans react to King Promise and Amaarae's Afro Nation nods

YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans in reaction to King Promise and Amaarae's upcoming performance at Afro Nation Detroit.

jhoe_hughes said:

His energy is needed to make the system stable

joshua_tanihutettey noted:

Efo only fights in Ghana . He can never reach KP’s level. The reason I say these awards don’t make you more or less an artist

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mr_ghanabwoy commented:

Why don't you come and take ur artist of the year siafo)

King Promise announces new album

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that King Promise had opened up about his upcoming album, his third after the high-striding 5-star album released in 2022.

The album, titled True to Self, is set to feature Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, Nigerian sensation Shalipopi and American hip-hop performer Chance the Rapper.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor at YEN.com.gh. He studied Development Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Afro Nation Ghana and Morgan Heritage. You can reach him at peter.ansah@yen.com.gh

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