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AfroFuture Shifted To 2025

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In December, the much-anticipated AfroFuture music festival, formerly Afrochella, will not be one of the activities to mark the Yuletide as has been the tradition. Instead, a new event, Culture Beach Jam will fill its slot. However, AfroFuture which celebrates Africa’s diverse culture and vibrant works of African creatives and entrepreneurs will happen in January 2025. This announcement was made by organizers of the festival, Culture Management Group LLC, through a press release. According to the statement, the rescheduling is part of a broader strategy to introduce the two-day Culture Beach Jam which comes off on December 28-29, 2024 as…

Afrochella Rebranding To ‘AfroFuture’ – Co-founder Explains Why

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The co-founder of Afrochella, Ken Agyapong Jnr, has revealed that although it was announced that the annual show had come to an end in 2022, the event will return in 2023. Mr Agyapong Jnr said they have decided to rebrand and give the event a new name and identity, marking the end of the name ‘Afrochella’. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, the co-founder indicated that it will return in 2023 as ‘AfroFuture’. “At the beginning of last year (2022) in February, when we dedicated that the theme for the year will be Afrofuturism, that is when we actually…

The Ghanaian We Contracted Printed Fake Tickets To This Year’s Festival – Co-Founder Of Afrochella Alleges

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Ken Agyapong Jr, Co-founder of one of the biggest music festivals in Africa, Afrochella (now AfroFuture) has bemoaned the unprofessional attitude of some Ghanaians. Ken made a shocking revelation when he sat in an interview with Andy Dosty on Hitz FM in Accra, Ghana. Responding to concerns about huge numbers outside the festival grounds on the second day of the event, Ken revealed a number of factors that caused that. He explained that a number of people were seen outside the gate because they came after 9 pm, the stipulated time for the gates to be closed. “It was a…