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Backstage, it’s comparatively quiet. The muffled sounds coming from the main stage blend with the gentle rumble of the ocean just metres away. A few people sit on wooden benches, sipping beer and chatting about the live acts they’ve just seen, while artists get ready in green-room tents. The air smells of fried chicken and jollof rice, prepared in a food truck close by. Suddenly, there’s shouting and around 30 young men and women in flashy clothes, gold chains and designer sneakers fall upon the area. The excited group are drinking Hennessy cognac and champagne straight from the bottle, and they arrive accompanied by men in military uniforms, with machine guns. Bystanders with smartphones surround them in the hope of catching the man at the centre, who’s setting the scene on fire. His name: Davido. The 27-year-old Nigerian is tonight’s headlining artist at Afro Nation in Ghana – billed as Africa’s biggest urban music beach festival. Last January, Davido sold out London’s O2 Arena, where he was introduced onto the stage by fan/friend Idris Elba. The video for his 2017 hit Fall recently surpassed 158 million views on YouTube, and his critically acclaimed new album, A Good Time, gained him the His billionaire father wanted him to study business in the US, but Davido moved back to Nigeria in 2011 to focus on his music career 30
Afrobeats “When I lived in America, being African wasn’t a cool thing. Now everybody wants to make African music” Davido
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