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

A woman dressed in a vibrant red outfit and headscarf poses against a red backdrop, with burlap sacks of tubers at her feet—a striking scene reflecting Zanzibar’s rich culture, reminiscent of visuals from the Trace Awards 2025.

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…