Rapper AKA kicks off West Africa tour

28 January 2015 - 16:57 By Times LIVE
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Rapper AKA has begun his conquest of the African continent - the award winning muso is set to perform in Nigeria and Ghana this week.

AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes will hit up Lagos tonight and perform at Accra’s Rockstone’s Django on 31 January.

The rap artist will spend a total of four days in Nigeria and three in Ghana where he will embark on a press tour and connect with fans.

"AKA is an exceptional performer. His music and videos have already garnered him millions of fans and followers in the last year. Now at the top of his game in South Africa after winning numerous awards, its only fit for AKA to share his gift with his fans in Nigeria, Ghana and the rest of Africa. After last year being named by Dj Edu of BBC 1 Xtra as the 1 of 5 African music star to make it big in the UK, we have calculated the right time to commence this tour," said Raphael Benza, MD of vth Season and AKA's manager..

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