East African stars confirmed for US festival

Taking place at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, on 24 May, the Colors of the East festival will bring artists from countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda 

The one-day indoor festival will feature performances by Tanzanian bongo flava star Diamond Platnumz, Ethiopian hip hop act Lij Mic, Congolese rapper Innoss'B, Kenyan R&B vocalist Otile Brown and Rwandan Afrobeats act The Ben. Also set to take the stage are Somali singer Suldaan Seeraar, South Sudanese act John Frog, Ugandan genre-blender Joshua Baraka, Zambian act OC Osilliation, Tanzanian songstress Nandy, and more.

Colors of the East is Duke Concept’s newest festival to be added to its 2024 events calendar. Launched in 2011, the event production company has spotlighted top artists from Africa and the Caribbean, including Afrobeats stars like Burna Boy, Davido, Fireboy DML and Wizkid. Colors of the East will be the latest Duke Concept event to land in the Washington metropolitan area following the inaugural Rolling Cocoa festival, which focused on promoting Ghanaian music and culture, on 9 March.

Colors of the East 2024 line-up:

• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Lij Mic (Ethiopia)
• Innoss'B (DRC)
• Otile Brown (Kenya)
• The Ben (Rwanda)
• Suldaan Seeraar (Somalia)
• John Frog (South Sudan)
• Joshua Baraka (Uganda)
• OC Osilliation (Zambia)
• Nandy (Tanzania)
• LI John (Rwanda)
• Shinski (Kenya)
• Luda (Ethiopia)
• Calvin (Kenya)
• Onyx (Rwanda)
• Si (Uganda)
• Fab (Burundi)
• Nelson Amazing (Tanzania)
• E Money (South Sudan)
• Vegas (Kenya)