| Afro Nation | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Afrobeats, Hip hop, RnB, Dancehall, Amapiano, Afro-swing |
| Dates | March - July – August |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Praia da Rocha |
| Location(s) | Portimão |
| Country | Portugal |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Organised by |
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| Website | afronation |
Afro Nation is an annual three-day music festival founded in 2019 by Live Nation, SLE - Sociedade Lusa de Espectáculos and Event Horizon to bring together the best African artistes in Afrobeats, Hip hop, RnB, Dancehall, Gqom,Amapiano and more.[1][2] The festival was nominated in the Best Overseas Festival category at the 2019 UK Festival Awards.[3]
In 2020, Billboard Magazine named Afro Nation as one of The Gatekeepers of the Nigerian music industry.[4]
- ^ Pires, Bruno Filipe (2019-07-04). "Festival Afro Nation traz estrelas e 50 milhões de retorno a Portimão". Barlavento (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Festival Afro Nation foi apresentado no No Solo Aqua da Praia da Rocha". www.som-direto.com (in Portuguese). 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Afro Nation Portugal nominated for best overseas festival". Voice Online. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Cirisano, Tatiana. "The Gatekeepers". Billboard. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023.