28th June, 2024
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Nigerian singer Afrobeats star Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake on Wednesday headlined the 2024 Afronation concert in Portugal.
Asake, at the opening ceremony, thrilled fans with his hit singles.
He performed the full version of ‘Fuji Extravaganza’ his highly anticipated single, which is expected to be in his upcoming album ‘Lungu Boy.’
Afronation 2024 Portugal will run from June 26–28 at Algarve Portimao in Portugal.
Afro Nation, an annual music concert that celebrates Africans in the diaspora, is considered one of the biggest concerts in the world.
Asake recently delighted his fans with the announcement of a new album that will be released later in the year.
The Grammy-nominated star made the announcement on June 10, 2024, via his social media handle while also dropping the dates for his upcoming “Lungu Boy World Tour”.
Asake’s upcoming album will be his third album in 3 years after releasing his Headies Album of the Year-winning debut album ‘Mr. Money With The Vibes’ in 2022 and his successful sophomore ‘Work of Art’ in 2023.
Asake kicked off 2024 with the release of ‘Only Me’ on his birthday with the song’s music video sparking conversation over the use of religious iconography in Nigerian music.
So far in 2024, Asake has been on a run of guest appearances after being featured by Zlatan on ‘Bust Down’, Victony on ‘Stubborn’, Ayra Starr on ‘Good Bye’ off her sophomore album ‘The Year I Turned 21’, and Tems ‘Get It Right’ on her recently released debut album ‘Born In The Wild’.
Since breaking into the Nigerian mainstream in 2022 with the release of his hit single ‘Omo Ope’ Asake has rocketed to superstardom through a run of hit singles housed in two successful albums.
