One of Nigeria’s most popular artists, music sensation Ayo Balogun, aka Wizkid), will be appearing in his debut performance at popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival popular known as Coachella in Indio, California.
Coachella which is set to start on Friday, 13 April and finish Sunday, 22 April is one of the largest, most famous, and most profitable music festivals in the United States and all over the world.
The 2017 edition of the festival was attended by 250,000 people and grossed $114.6 million.
The star who is one of Nigeria’s biggest international musicians verified he would be attending via Twitter on Tuesday, “We taking the African culture to Coachella BTW and am bringing out everybody.”
The afrobeat star will be performing along sides international acts such as The Weekend, Beyoncé, and Eminem.
Others include Black Coffee, Jorja Smith, Migos, Cardi B, Jidenna, Tyler the Creator.
Meanwhile, `Daddy Yo’, Wizkid’s 2017 hit song is part of the soundtrack for British-Nigerian actor John Boyega’s new film, ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’.
‘Pacific Rim Uprising’, is an upcoming American science fiction and action film set for release on March 23.
The film is co-produced by Boyega; written and directed by Steven DeKnight in his feature film directorial debut.