The view from the Afropop star’s first performance in Atlanta.
— and all of the city’s excitement around Naija pop was coalescing around Wizkid, a behemoth in the scene.
The night began with a set from DJ Tunez, who spins in-house for Wiz. Early on, while a line of attendees still flanked the venue’s downtown block, Tunez ran through hits that spanned time and geography across the African diaspora. He played tracks by a new generation of artists like Rema, Koffee, and Lojay, and songs we learned from our parent’s hall parties, Magic System’s “1er Gaou” and Awilo Longomba’s “Karolina.” After we lovingly belted the chorus of’s “Case,” around 9:30 P.M.
As the night went on, Wizkid skipped and sailed across the stage, traveling with high knees to his 2018 hit “Fever” and dancing in a slow grind towards eager onlookers at the edge of the stage for “Anoti,” from
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