Music Lovers Excited As Sauti Sol Is Set For US Tour After Long-Hiatus
World-acclaimed Kenyan all boy band, Sauti Sol have given their fans yet another reason to be jolly after announcing their upcoming US tour.
The award-winning music group is among several Kenyan music acts who are in the list of entertainers set to headline the popular USA Madaraka Festival 2023.
According to MC Rayan The DJ, who is among the official partners for the USA Madaraka Festival 2023, the much-anticipated event will be held as from May 16th all the way to May 26th.
The event which will feature Kenya’s own Sauti Sol and King Kaka and Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo will see the stars thrill their fans in five different venues and states.
In a phone interview with Ghafla.com, MC Rayan The DJ disclosed that organisers of the event aim at using the platform to export East African sounds to the Diaspora audience and markets.
It should be noted that the headliners for the USA Madaraka Festival 2023, Sauti Sol had not been on a US tour for sometime now, making this feature one of the much-anticipated.
Excited Sauti Sol could not help but warm up their worldwide fans for an amazing experience as they announced the tour via their social media pages.
Sauti Sol, through its official pages shared posters for the USA Madaraka Festival 2023, followed by the caption;
“Coming to America ????????, tell a friend! ???????? #SautiSolUSATour23 @madarakafestival. Tickets now on sale,”.
The festival will also see performances from other stars such as Anthony Cole, Tacoma Refugge Choi, and One Vibe Band.
MC Rayan The DJ, who is big on music and events both in US and back in Kenya hissed to this writer that the lineup of artistes will most likely give music lovers in diaspora an unforgettable Memorial Week experience.
The USA Madaraka Festival 2023 is uniquely curated to empower cultural diversity and inclusion across the African diaspora in Seattle and across the United States with an aim of reaching more than 30 million people online.
The main organiser of the event, One Vibe Media assured the world that the USA Madaraka Festival will be hosting a series of concerts across the United States which will culminate in Seattle.
One Vibe Media, through an official presser sent to different news rooms noted that it will donate part of the proceeds from the USa Madaraka Festival 2023 to One Vibe Africa, MAMA HOPE, and Refugee Artisan Initiative who through their work have been supporting community-led change and impacting over 3.5 million people in the United States and Africa.
In 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival raised seed capital for 106 women in three Kenyan slums who run small-scale businesses.
In 2022, the festival was held at Waterfront Park, Pier 62 in Seattle with over 10,000 people reached in person and over 18 million people reached digitally during the festival season.
The 2023 festival is projected to be the biggest year yet!
The USA Madaraka Festival 2023 tour will have Sauti Sol, King Kaka and others perform in Atlanta, Dallas Texas , New York and wrapping it up with Seattle .
