EL, P-Square, Others To Perform @ London’s HMV Apollo

The carnival weekend would see Nigerian music star P-Square, headline the anticipated show at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London on August 26.

The duo would be bringing their outstanding live performance to the UK once more and would join a stellar line up of African artists.

The Love Afrobeats Festival, a cultural celebration of African music, was organised by African promoters, Cokobar, SMADE and Phoenix Global Media.

The festival was set to take over the 5000 capacity venue with performances from the biggest music forces including, Mavin’s Wande Coal, Square Record’s Mr MayD and Ghana’s finest E.L and Azonto sensation Fuse ODG, as well as two promising upcoming UK-based Afrobeat artists, DL and Ezi Emela, who would be bringing the summer back with their anticipated performances.

The founder of Cokobar, Ropo Akin, stated: “Our aim each year is to exceed and be better; and to provide entertainment that encompasses what African music is about, what Afrobeat stands for.”

With the rapid rise of Afrobeats in the UK and around the world, the genre has been widely accepted within other genres of music with collaborations from hip-hop’s leading man Rick Ross and P-Square to Fuse ODG and funky house veteran Donaeo.

Following the success of the Afrobeats Festival last year, this year was set to be bigger and better with the addition of Ghanaian artists and a few surprises. The Love Afrobeats would be hosted by comedian Elenu.