Afropolitan Vibes
# Afropolitan Vibes

Afropolitan Vibes is a live music concert series & annual music festival in Lagos, Nigeria. The show was created by Ade Bantu and Abby Ogunsanya in 2013 as a platform to showcase alternative music. Every edition features three or four contemporary singer/songwriters, vocalists or musicians who perform mostly original works that are firmly rooted in African musical origins of Afrobeat, Afrofunk, Afro-hiphop, Afro-pop, and Highlife. All acts perform with the 13 piece BANTU collective No miming is allowed at the shows. From 2013 to 2017 Afropolitan Vibes had a monthly residency at Freedom Park, a former British Colonial Prison on Lagos Island. In May 2017 the producers of the show announced a change of venue to Muri Okunola Park in Lagos and that the concert series would now hold every third Friday of each quarter

## Notable performers

A cross section of performers that have performed at Afropolitan Vibes at least once.

* Burna Boy
* Victor Olaiya
* Yemi Alade
* M.I
* Shina Peters
* Nneka
* Falz
* Blitz the Ambassador
* Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
* Patrice
* Seun Kuti
* Brymo
* keziah Jones
* Bez
* Daddy Showkey
* Salawa Abeni
* Temi Dollface
* Ebo Taylor
* Megaloh
* Akua Naru
* Orlando Juliu
* Siji
* General Pype
* Majek Fashek
* Chris Ajilo
* Fokn Bois
* Beautiful Nubia
* Praiz
* Waje
* Sound Sultan

## Afropolitan Vibes Music Festival

The maiden edition of a two day Afropolitan Vibes Festival was held on the 16th and 17 December 2016 in Lagos.

## Urban Sessions

The Afropolitan Vibe franchise also hosts smaller acoustic gigs called Urban Sessions. The show happens on an ad hoc basis and has featured Afro-German singer/songwriter Patrice, Nigerian vocalist Brymo & Nigerian folk legend Blackman Akeeb Kareem. Urban Session was also featured as an integral part of the Afropolitan Vibes Music Festival. Singer/songwriters Falana, Aduke, Ayo Awosika, Mary Akpa, Nosa, Tomi Thomas, Keziah Jones, Kaline, Sina Ayinde Bakare, Jinmi Abdul and female vocal ensemble Adunni & Nefertiti all performed intimate unplugged or acoustic set. The performing acts were all interviewed by Ade Bantu before their respective sets

