{"id":39420,"date":"2025-09-03T17:47:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/afro-fest-debuts-over-labor-day-weekend-in-washington-d-c-with-performances-by-gunna-asake-wizkid-more\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:47:39","slug":"afro-fest-debuts-over-labor-day-weekend-in-washington-d-c-with-performances-by-gunna-asake-wizkid-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/afro-fest-debuts-over-labor-day-weekend-in-washington-d-c-with-performances-by-gunna-asake-wizkid-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Afro+ Fest Debuts Over Labor Day Weekend in Washington, D.C. 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True to its promise of \u201cAfrica, plus more,\u201d the festival united artists and fans from across the diaspora for a daylong celebration spanning Afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall, soca, R&amp;B, amapiano, fashion, art and cuisine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57524\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-600x839.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57524\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gunna-600x839.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gunna delivered a high-energy set, telling fans, \u201cThis is Afro+ Fest. It\u2019s the first of many.\u201d In a surprise moment, Wizkid joined Gunna on stage for the first-ever live performance of their Turbo-produced anthem, \u201cForever Be Mine,\u201d a rare Afrobeats and U.S. hip-hop collaboration. The performance held special significance, as Gunna has yet to announce a tour for his critically acclaimed album \u201cThe Last Wun,\u201d making Afro+ Fest his first major live appearance since the album\u2019s release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Asake closed the festival with a full live ensemble and choreographed dancers, featuring percussion, keys, strings, horns and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">vocalists. \u201cYou know D.C. is my favorite place in America,\u201d Asake told the crowd to thunderous cheers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57525\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-600x900.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57525\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/asake-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Festival-goers waved flags from Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Haiti, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, the United States and more\u2014creating a vivid mosaic of global Black pride and unity. 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