suspected crowd crush throughout a efficiency by Asake comes two weeks after the Nigerian Afrobeats singer-songwriter featured in a BBC record of up-and-coming music stars.
The incident on the O2 Academy Brixton, which left eight individuals in hospital, marked a tragic chapter within the rising profession of considered one of 2022’s breakout skills.
It comes after 27-year-old Asake, whose actual identify is Ahmed Ololade, was nominated for BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2023 award recognising artists breaking via within the UK.
He was a part of the 10-strong longlist chosen by a panel of greater than 130 business specialists and artists, together with Sir Elton John, Dua Lipa, Sam Smith and Celeste, after constructing a dedicated UK listenership.
The Lagos-based singer, who now has 3.2 million month-to-month listeners on Spotify, had spent years partaking in Nigeria’s underground afrobeat’s scene earlier than collaborating with Grammy-award successful artist Burna Boy on monitor Sungba this yr.
His debut album Mr Cash With The Vibe emerged at quantity 22 within the official UK charts after its launch in September and was met with widespread essential and industrial success.
In a earlier interview with Rolling Stone journal, Asake mentioned: “There’s something it’s essential learn about me: Every thing is sort of a dream to me, one thing I’ve imagined earlier than, so I’m not amazed by something that comes or any stage that I’m. I simply give thanks.”
As considered one of this yr’s breakout stars, Asake has made a reputation for his distinctive dwell reveals, having introduced a goat on-stage throughout a US present and reportedly handing out money to followers in Birmingham after arriving late to the efficiency.
Forward of the Brixton live performance on Thursday, Asake, who performs in two of Nigeria’s hottest languages Yoruba and Pidgin, had posted on Twitter asking followers to not come to the venue except they’d a sound ticket.
The efficiency was the third of three sold-out dates on the 4,921-standing capability venue and concluded a run of UK dates.
