Zanzibar: Trace Awards 2025 announces performance line-up – Music In Africa

Against a red backdrop, a person in a vibrant red outfit and headwrap strikes a pose, with burlap sacks at their feet. This striking scene echoes the lively spirit of Zanzibar and the rhythm of Music In Africa celebrated at events like the Trace Awards.

The highly anticipated event will feature a line-up of performers from across the continent and its diaspora, including Nigerian artists Rema and Yemi Alade, Tanzanian musicians Diamond Platnumz, Alikiba, Zuchu, Marioo, and Nandy, as well as Congolese sensations Fally Ipupa, Innoss’B, and Gaz Mawete. South African amapiano duo Titom & Yuppe, Kenyan artist Bien, and Senegal’s Wally Seck will also take the stage.

Other performers include Ivory Coast’s Didi B, Josey, Tamsir, KS Bloom, Team Paiya, and HIMRA, along with King Promise, Qing…