Grammy Award-winning artist Tyla has been announced as a performer at the upcoming Roots Picnic festival. The South African singer is set to take the stage at the 2024 edition of the festival, which will return to Philadelphia and be held at The Mann in Fairmount Park from June 1 to 2, 2024.

This two-day extravaganza promises a dynamic lineup of R&B, soul, and hip-hop acts, with headliners including Lil Wayne and The Roots, paying homage to Lil Wayne’s hometown, New Orleans.

Sharing the stage with them will be acclaimed artists such as PJ Morton and Trombone Shorty. Tyla will join fellow Grammy winners Victoria Monét and Leon Thomas, among others. The roster for the 2024 Roots Picnic also boasts performances by Babyface, André 3000, Sexxy Red, Gunna, Robert Glasper & Yebba, Marsha Ambrosius, Kenya Vaun, and many more talented musicians.

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ANDRE 3000
LIL WAYNE
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GUNNA
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— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) February 21, 2024

In addition to her highly anticipated performance at the Roots Picnic, Tyla has revealed exciting updates about her upcoming self-titled album, “Tyla.”

During a broadcast on her Instagram channel, she announced the addition of two new songs, “Safer” and “Intro.” Furthermore, the Grammy winner has unveiled plans for her inaugural tour across the United Kingdom, United States, and Europe, marking a significant milestone in her flourishing career.

#Tyla unveils the titles of two unreleased tracks on her highly anticipated debut album through her Instagram Fan Channel, following accurate guesses by some Tygers: “INTRO” and “SAFER” 💽 #WeAreTheNews pic.twitter.com/4XM8TE7lyF

— Kenyan Muziki (@KenyanMuziki) February 20, 2024

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Nigerian Afrobeat Icon Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Femi Kuti, is set to perform at the 2022 Hollywood Bowl alongside other international stars.

The Afrobeat singer will be gracing the Hollywood Bowl stage in celebration of its 100th anniversary.

The event is scheduled to take place in June, July, August, and September of 2022.

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According to reports, the event would include jazz, pop, and classical music, as well as Fourth of July fireworks and film screenings with live orchestral accompaniment.

Femi Kuti and the Positive Force will perform at the event Jazz Festival on June 25 and 26, alongside The Roots, Christian Scott, and a slew of other artists.

The Afrobeat icon announced the news on his Instagram page

He Wrote:

L.A.! I’m very happy to announce that my band and I are coming to the Bowl on the 26th of June 2022. Hope to see you there.

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The Nigerian Award-winning artist, Wizkid is set to perform alongside notable international acts Rick Ross, The Roots and others at The Roots Picnic.

The Roots, in collaboration with Live Nation and famous artists such as Wizkid, Mary J. Blige, Rick Ross, and Kirk Franklin, will host The Roots Picnic.

The will be the band first and official in-person event for The Roots titled “The Roots Picnic”.

The Roots will perform in person for the first time since 2019, with the picnic set to take place at the Philadelphia Mann Center in Fairmount Park.

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The star-studded event is scheduled to take place on the 4th and 5th of June in 2022. The Roots Picnic became a tradition since its first launch in 2007.

To have Big Wiz perform with top names like Mary J. Blige and others for The Roots picnic in 2022 is a notable event worth mentioning and a huge step for Nigerian Music to the world.

In an interview, the president of Live Nation Urban, Shawn Gee, stated that;

This year, Black Thought, Questlove and I attempted to curate a lineup that broke through the genre barriers that often separate us in Black culture. To be able to book Mickey Guyton, Kirk Franklin, G Herbo, Wizkid, Wallo & Gillie and Mary J. Blige on the same lineup was a dream come true.

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Fela Kuti didn’t just make good music; he made great music that could be expressed in terms of activism, culture, and life and even be sampled years after his death.

To this date, Fela is recognized as a spiritualist, Pan-Africanist, revolutionary, and the Father of Afrobeat music all over the world.

While he has been sampled several times by Nigerian Artists, Foreign artists have also made use of his discographies to create a record of their own.

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To honour Fela Kuti and his lasting impact on music, we’ve compiled a list of songs that sampled his work.

Whatcha Gonna Do- Missy Elliott, Timbaland

In 2001, Missy Elliot dropped “Whatcha Gonna Be.” It featured Timbaland, artiste/producer, on the song and sampled Fela’s “Colonial Mentality”.

Timberland had a good time on the chorus of this song from 2001. ‘Whatcha Gonna Do,’ as is typical of his work, departs from Fela’s concept of rawness in sound to reveal a raunchiness commonly found in nightclubs. Missy’s outlandish rap styles bolster the theme even further.

“Whatcha Gon’ Do” was released on Elliott’s Miss E… So Addictive album

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J. Cole- Let Nas Down

Fela’s music has got a strong following outside of Nigeria, who sometimes appear to value it more than Nigerians do.

J. Cole, a talented American hip-hop musician, sampled Fela’s song “Gentleman” on the tune “Let Nas Down.”

The song which appeared on his 2013 studio album, “Born Sinner”, peaked at number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of Billboard music chart.

The song begins with Fela’s stunning sax renderings and gradually transitions into fairly constant beats and smooth rapping. Fela’s sample colours J. Cole’s freestyles in bold strokes, despite the fact that their themes aren’t the same.

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Common, Lonnie “Pop” Lynn- Pops Rap III… All My Children

Common released “Pops Rap III…All My Children” in the year 2000, which featured his father, Lonnie “Pops” Lynn. When you first hear the song, you might not notice the Fela Kuti sample; in fact, it begins out sampling Erykah Badu’s “Next Lifetime.”

The delivery of Fela’s melodies in ‘Pops Rap III… All My Children is so subtle that it can be overlooked. However, a close listen reveals Fela’s relaxing arrangement hidden behind Pop’s pure spoken poetry and dreamy, sunset soul vibes. To make its mark, the music relies on a catchy riff from ‘Water No Get Enemy.’

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Kelly Rowland- Hitman

Those familiar with Fela’s work will be able to determine the origins around the 3-second mark on Kelly’s Hitman.

She absorbs the instrumentation on ‘Mr. Follow Follow‘ hook, line, and sinker, and deftly sprinkles pop components.

It’s packed with head-bopping beats, but it can’t equal the soul conveyed by Fela’s sax.

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The Roots- I Will Not Apologize

After a chance encounter with Fela’s music, Questlove and his band, The roots a hip hop/neo soul band, formed in 1987 became fascinated with Fela’s sound.

Because of the band’s interest in Fela, their 2009 song “I will not apologise” sampled Fela’s “Grammarticalogylisationalism Is the Boss.”

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Worthy Mentions

• ‘Fear Not for Man’ sampled on Mos Def, ‘Fear Not of Man’
• ‘Zombie’ sampled on Beyoncé, ‘Deja Vu’ (‘Homecoming Live’ version)
• “Sorrow Tears and Blood” sampled on Obie Trice, “Spend the Day”
• “Sorrow Tears and Blood” sampled X-Clan, “Grand Verbalizer, What Time Is It?”

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