Akon to Headline Dance Afrique's ‘Summer Fest’, Yemi Alade & Mafikizolo to Also Perform

R&B/Pop superstar and multi-platinum selling artist Akon will take to the stage along with other superstar acts as he headlines Dance Afrique's ‘Summer Fest’ in London this August.

The concert presented by Solution Media and Infotech will take place at the London's famous SSE Wembley Arena on Friday, 28th August, kicking off the carnival weekend festivities. And follows up from a successful Dance Afrique concert back in March of this year.

Known for his hits ‘Locked Up’, ‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’, ‘Smack That’ and ‘Lonely’ to name a few out of a long list, Akon released five brand new singles earlier this year off his fourth studio album ‘Stadium’, which eyes a late 2015 release.

In 2014, Akon started the ‘Akon Lighting Africa’ project which provides electricity in 15 countries of Africa, and aims to launch more in further 11 countries by the end of 2016. Kudos to you Akon! This is huge!!!

Joining Akon at the SSE Wembley Arena are African superstars Mafikizolo ‘Khona’ and Yemi Alade ‘Johnny’ who will be performing on the night, Capital Xtra's Kojo will be the host of the event and DJ Edu on the turntables. Special guests to also grace the stage, and to be announced soon.

Akon is set to perform classics by him that we all love as well as unreleased material ahead of the release of his new album, ‘Stadium’. 

Promised to be a sold out show, venue information and other important details below.

Venue: SSE Wembley Arena, Engineers Way, HA9 0AA
Date: Friday, 28th August, 2015
Time: 6:30pm
Tickets are priced at £35.00 - £112.75 and are on sale via the AXS website.

[Listen - Week 1]: Mobolaji Takes Over BBC 1Xtra for Xtra Talent Throughout June ‘#MobolajiOn1Xtra’

I've kept this quiet for a while now, but *drum roll* lol...

I have officially joined the Xtra Talent roster on BBC Radio 1Xtra. For those who don't know what it is - I (Mobolaji) will be taking over BBC Radio 1Xtra throughout the whole month of June, every Sunday from 1am-2am on DJ Edu's ‘Destination Africa’.

I already began my takeover this past Sunday (1st June) where I played some amazing Afrobeats/African music, and people finally got to hear what I sounded like lol. As you can tell, my nerves took over - but after a while I got used to it gradually, gradually.

I'll be back on air tomorrow (Sunday 8th June, 2014) from 1am-2am (UK/Africa time) playing back to back hits as well as up and coming Afrobeat/African artists http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_1xtra. And for all the songs heard on my takeover, there's a tracklist seen further down - make sure you hash tag #MobolajiOn1Xtra as well! Thanks for the support, let me know what you think!



Click the "read more" link below to see the full tracklist!