The organisers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced the 2020 lineup in January, including several artists with African roots. Nigerian Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti was on the bill with his band Egypt 80. The lineup did not include major contemporary Afrobeats stars such as Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage or Burna Boy—a snapshot of that year’s bookings, rather than a measure of the genre’s overall global reach.
This year edition of Coachella 2020 will feature one Nigerian musician, and it’s no longer than Afrobeat maestro Seun Kuti, alongside his late father Fela Kuti‘s former band Egypt 80, and it’s holding on April 10-12 and 17-19, 2020.
This is the second time Seun Kuti will be performing at the Coachella main stage, and his first attempt at the Coachella was eight years ago. He is now the first Nigerian musician to be billed twice at the music festival.
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Other African acts
He is joined by the following African artists:
- Aya Nakamura (Malian indigene)
- Black Coffee (South African DJ)
- Sampa the Great (Australian-Zambian singer).
Headlining the popular annual event, held in Indio, California are the rock band, Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean.
Other big names on the lineup include 21 Savage, Calvin Harris, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X, and Big Sean.