Wizkid performs at Coachella Festival in California
Nigerian music sensation, Ayo Balogun, aka Wizkid, will make his debut at popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival popularly known as Coachella in Indio, California.
Coachella is one of the largest, most famous, and most profitable music festivals in the United States and all over the world, reports say.
The 2017 edition of the festival was attended by 250,000 people and grossed $114.6m.
Wizkid, who is one of Nigeria’s biggest exports, confirmed his participation via a tweet on Tuesday, saying, “We taking the African culture to Coachella BTW and am bringing out everybody.”
We taking that African culture to coachella this year BTW and i’m bringing out everybody. ??♂️???
— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) February 27, 2018
The “Soco” crooner will be performing alongside international acts such as The Weekend, Beyoncé and Eminem.
Others are Black Coffee, Jorja Smith, Migos, Cardi B, Jidenna, Tyler the Creator.
Meanwhile, Daddy Yo, Wizkid’s 2017 hit song, is part of the soundtrack for British-Nigerian actor John Boyega’s new film, Pacific Rim Uprising.
Pacific Rim Uprising is an upcoming American science fiction and action film set for release on March 23.
The film is co-produced by Boyega; written and directed by Steven DeKnight in his feature film directorial debut.
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