Multiple music festivals across the globe are celebrating African music throughout the whole year, and Billboard is rounding up the biggest ones for you to hit up.
For some acts, these festivals present a heartwarming, homecoming opportunity. Chxrry, the first female artist signed to The Weeknd‘s XO record label, performed in her Ethiopian motherland for the first time in January during the World Afrika Festival. Doja Cat was originally scheduled to perform in her South African motherland for the first time in December when she would’ve headlined Hey Neighbour, but festival organizers announced in September that Hey Neighbour would be canceled this year and return in 2026.
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