title: Afropolitan Vibes
text: # Afropolitan Vibes
  
  Afropolitan Vibes is a live music concert series & annual music festival in Lagos, Nigeria. The show was created by Ade Bantu and Abby Ogunsanya in 2013 as a platform to showcase alternative music. Every edition features three or four contemporary singer/songwriters, vocalists or musicians who perform mostly original works that are firmly rooted in African musical origins of Afrobeat, Afrofunk, Afro-hiphop, Afro-pop, and Highlife. All acts perform with the 13 piece BANTU collective No miming is allowed at the shows. From 2013 to 2017 Afropolitan Vibes had a monthly residency at Freedom Park, a former British Colonial Prison on Lagos Island. In May 2017 the producers of the show announced a change of venue to Muri Okunola Park in Lagos and that the concert series would now hold every third Friday of each quarter
  
  ## Notable performers
  
  A cross section of performers that have performed at Afropolitan Vibes at least once.
  
  * Burna Boy
  * Victor Olaiya
  * Yemi Alade
  * M.I
  * Shina Peters
  * Nneka
  * Falz
  * Blitz the Ambassador
  * Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
  * Patrice
  * Seun Kuti
  * Brymo
  * keziah Jones
  * Bez
  * Daddy Showkey
  * Salawa Abeni
  * Temi Dollface
  * Ebo Taylor
  * Megaloh
  * Akua Naru
  * Orlando Juliu
  * Siji
  * General Pype
  * Majek Fashek
  * Chris Ajilo
  * Fokn Bois
  * Beautiful Nubia
  * Praiz
  * Waje
  * Sound Sultan
  
  ## Afropolitan Vibes Music Festival
  
  The maiden edition of a two day Afropolitan Vibes Festival was held on the 16th and 17 December 2016 in Lagos.
  
  ## Urban Sessions
  
  The Afropolitan Vibe franchise also hosts smaller acoustic gigs called Urban Sessions. The show happens on an ad hoc basis and has featured Afro-German singer/songwriter Patrice, Nigerian vocalist Brymo & Nigerian folk legend Blackman Akeeb Kareem. Urban Session was also featured as an integral part of the Afropolitan Vibes Music Festival. Singer/songwriters Falana, Aduke, Ayo Awosika, Mary Akpa, Nosa, Tomi Thomas, Keziah Jones, Kaline, Sina Ayinde Bakare, Jinmi Abdul and female vocal ensemble Adunni & Nefertiti all performed intimate unplugged or acoustic set. The performing acts were all interviewed by Ade Bantu before their respective sets
  
  