{"id":43818,"date":"2019-12-11T19:28:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T19:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africagiant.org\/?p=43818"},"modified":"2019-12-11T19:28:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T19:28:03","slug":"starboy-festival-in-london-backstage-with-adesuwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulyne.wp-warriors.com\/?p=43818","title":{"rendered":"Starboy Fest London Backstage Adesuwa talk Africa culture collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Starboy Festival which started on the 18th of October 2019 in Manchester, United Kindom. A day later, October 19, with a line-up that includes Naira Marley, Tiwa Savage, Fireboy DML, Naffe Smallz, Reekado Banks among others, Wizkid was welcomed with great support from fans at the O2 Arena.<\/p>\n

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Wizkid had recently posted a short video clip of the Wizkid Fest in London backstage with Adesuwa as the host as she interviews some other artist aside Wizkid, like Burnaboy, Ike Chukz, Naira Marley among others.<\/p>\n

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Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi is an African American fashion model and filmmaker. In 2018, she was chosen as the runner up for \u201cBreakout Star of the Year\u201d by models.com. And is ranked as one of the \u201cTop 50\u201d models in 2019 by models.com.<\/p>\n

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It is amazing how much Africans have come to realise the importance of unity and collaboratins among Africans. The Africans in the motherland and Africans in the diaspora are building a new, positive and powerful relationship. Particularly, social media has created that atmosphere for Africans to learn that although they live in seperate continents but they share one ancestor, heritage, culture and abilities.<\/p>\n

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“We are backstage at Starboy Fest Headlining: Wizkid, along with a plethora of really sexy African Giants. Africans write music as a form of self-expression. That’s where our culture lives, that’s where our history lives”.<\/p>\n

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DJ Tunez artist<\/p>\n

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“The music from there, the culture, the clothes…We party 24hrs a day because celebration is our life”<\/p>\n

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Adesuwa host<\/p>\n

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“I’m guessing you’ve seen like an increase in, like, the hype of Afrobeat, and like the spreading of it, what are your observations?”<\/p>\n

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Henchy Wizkid bodyguard<\/p>\n

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“Ther’s so much wrapped up in African culture that the music, I think is going to be the gateway, and the world is getting a taste of it bit by bit”.<\/p>\n

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Dizzy VC artist<\/p>\n

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“Africa is where the music started, I’m telling you, it’s coming.<\/p>\n

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Ferri artist<\/p>\n

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People are getting to know now that the sound is big, the sound is major. And then we are just trying to show to the world that there’s more where this is coming from”.<\/p>\n

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Shiobhan Bell DJ<\/p>\n

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“I was in LA and they were playing like Afrobeats on mainstream radio, its just such a shift now”.<\/p>\n

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Host: Adesuwa<\/p>\n

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“I think with conversations like this, you get to learn about each other and see what we have to offer. You know? Just admire it”.<\/p>\n

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Bankulli Promoter<\/p>\n

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“Afrobeat one of the most exciting music genres that is growing at a very fast pace. When we go around the world, you know we’re like ambassadors”.<\/p>\n

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Ike Chukz artist<\/p>\n

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“I speak in my native tongue, I make music in like pidgin English, Igbo, you hear it but you don’t understand what we’re saying but you can connect to it in one way or another”.<\/p>\n

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Burna Boy artist<\/p>\n

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“Africa means the begining and Africa means the end”<\/p>\n

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Naira Marley artist<\/p>\n

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“I’m trying to bring the world back to Africa, you know? It feels like all African nations coming together for something correct, something beautiful, you know?”.<\/p>\n

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Wizkid artist<\/p>\n

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“I feel very thankful for being here. Just doing what I do and having amazing friends and tonight was just amazing energy. I can’t explain”.<\/p>\n

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