AfroFuture, a world leisure platform devoted to celebrating the varied tradition and work of the African diaspora, and Bedrock will host AfroFuture Detroit this summer season, Billboard can solely announce Monday (Feb. 3).
The extremely anticipated U.S. debut of the pageant will happen on Aug. 16-17 at Bedrock’s Douglass Web site, on the nook of Alfred Avenue and Beaubien Boulevard. In accordance with a press launch, AfroFuture Detroit seamlessly blends the rhythms of Afrobeats and amapiano with the enduring sounds of Motor Metropolis’s Motown and techno, making a one-of-a-kind celebration. This pageant follows the success of AfroFuture’s flagship occasion in Accra, Ghana each December.
“We’re thrilled to convey AfroFuture to Detroit for our U.S. debut. As a cultural and musical powerhouse, Detroit is the proper metropolis to launch this transformative expertise,” mentioned Abdul Karim Abdullah, CEO/co-founder of AfroFuture, in a press release. “By connecting African excellence with Detroit’s wealthy heritage, we’re bridging the diaspora throughout borders and oceans via the common language of music. That is greater than only a typical pageant – it’s a second of unity and a celebration of the facility of Africa.”
Co-sponsored by Bedrock — a full-service actual property agency specializing in modern metropolis constructing methods — and produced by the Detroit-based occasion planner Paxahau, the inaugural U.S. occasion will function performances from Afrobeats, Carribean and hip-hop stars in addition to dynamic artwork installations and a market celebrating the continent’s creativity.
“AfroFuture is an expertise constructed for neighborhood, and we are able to’t consider a greater place than Detroit, a metropolis constructed by itself musical heritage, for its U.S. debut,” added Bedrock CEO Kofi Bonner. “Bedrock is proud to convey this common celebration of Afrocentric artwork and tradition to our Douglass Web site, showcasing the creativity, expression and legacy that’s true to Detroit.”
Extra data relating to the efficiency lineup, ticket gross sales and occasion packages will likely be introduced quickly.
