The afrobeat wave is making its strategy to Cincinnati.
Ghanaian artist King Promise will carry out at Cove 51 in Sharonville on Saturday, Oct. 15, as a part of his U.S. “5 Star” tour that begins Sept. 24 in New York Metropolis. It coincides along with his current album of the identical title, which dropped on July 22.
On Sunday, Sept. 26, the artist confirmed his Cincinnati present in a tweet stating, “I am GASSED! See y’all quickly.”
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This will likely be his first time performing within the Queen Metropolis.
The present begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are presently on sale beginning at $34.99 and could be bought by means of eventbrite.com.
Who’s King Promise?
Gregory Newman, who goes by the stage title King Promise, is a Ghanaian highlife and afrobeat singer-songwriter signed to Sony Music UK.
Based on his website, his father helped form his music tastes by immersing him in all the pieces from reggae to R&B. To at the present time, Promise finds inspiration from a variety of sounds, notably Ghanaian drill, South African amapiano and U.Okay. hip-hop.
His 15-track sophomore album “5 Star” consists of a mixture of British drill, Dutch and Nigerian afropop and American hip-hop. Notable songs from the album embrace:
- “10 Toes” that includes Nigerian singer Omah Lay.
- “Dangerous n Impolite” that includes British afroswing collective WSTRN.
- “Choplife” that includes Nigerian singer Patoranking.
- “Run to You” that includes American rappers Probability the Rapper and Vic Mensa.
