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Yemi Alade, Femi Kuti To Perform As France President, Macron Visits Fela’s Shrine In Lagos
In a musical and entertainment event tagged “A Celebration of African Culture, French President, Emmanuel Macron will visit the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos tomorrow.
French President, Emmanuel Macron, will pay a visit to the New Afrika Shrine and is expected to attend an event tagged ‘A Celebration of African Culture’ as singers, Yemi Alade and Femi Kuti will perform at the event in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday.
According to reports, the French President will also announce the launch of the Season of African Cultures 2020 in France, as part of a cultural event organised by TRACE.
Several VIP guests, including representatives from the African creative and arts sectors, have been invited to attend the multicultural event.
A Nollywood movie scene will also be filmed live on the night by Kunle Afolayan, a renowned film director.
Charlotte Dipanda, a Cameroonian superstar singer, is also expected to perform at the event.
Olivier Laouchez, co-founder and executive chairman of TRACE, “TRACE’s mission is to support, nurture, cherish and celebrate Afro-urban music and cultures and to bring them to the world, because we believe that the world can only benefit from a better understanding of the richness and the diversity of these cultures, which have long been undervalued.
“It is for this reason that we have organized this momentous event, to launch the 2020 Season of African Cultures in France. One of the objectives of this season is to change the French perception of the African continent through the promotion of contemporary African creation, and this is what TRACE strives to do every day.”
Follow us on social media:Join us 8pm on TUE July 3rd via our Facebook Live Broadcast as @TRACENaija X @ecobank_nigeria take you on a journey of #CelebratingAfricanCulture with the French President @EmmanuelMacron at the FELA AFRIKAN SHRINE ❤️💥 #TraceNaija #CelebrateAfricanCulture pic.twitter.com/9tQ7fuAkY2
— TRACE Naija (@TRACENaija) July 1, 2018
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