Music
United Sounds of Africa Tour comes to North America
U.S.A is a music project that brings the best African music vocalist/artists/composers together on a series and combining the diverse African cultures on all music formats/platforms globally.
United Sounds of Africa is a music project that brings the best African music vocalist/artists/composers together on a series and combining the diverse African cultures on all music formats/platforms globally.
The music will emphasize unity and connections amongst Africa and the USA by working with new and existing partners to create music and cultural connections with their individual brands in the context of a global music agenda.
To celebrate the upcoming United Sounds of Africa tour of North America, iROKING, the official digital partner of the US tour, has collaborated with US-based DJ Zimo for this exclusive free mixtape.
Featuring the very best of Nigeria’s music fraternity, the 53 minute mix boasts the likes of 2Face, Iyanya, Tiwa Savage and J Martins, with tastes of funk, soul, Afrobeats and jazz coming together to make it this year’s must-have mixtape!
Michael Ugwu, CEO of iROKING says: “DJ Zimo has smashed this mix – showcasing the best of what the guys on the United Sounds of Africa tour have to offer. African artists are currently taking the world by storm – and this exclusive mixtape is an unashamed celebration of the talent coming out of the country. Listen & love on iroking.com”.
The seven-date United Sounds of Africa north America tour will be hitting:
· Houston, Texas – TBD
· Atlanta, Georgia – 3 August
· Washington D.C – 6 August
· New York City, New York – 7 August
· Toronto, Canada – 9 August
· Chicago, Illinois – 10 August
· Los Angeles, California – 12 August
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