Yam Carnival has announced the lineup for their 2022 festival. The second edition of the festival will see afrobeat superstar Wizkid headlining, set to take place on the 27th August on Clapham Common.
The festival is moving on to its second year after offering many disappointed Londoners an alternative following the cancellation of the Notting Hill carnival for the second year, with the festival celebrating African and Caribbean food, music and culture.
With the likes of Davido, Beenie Man, Kehlani, Koffee and NSG all gracing the stages of last year’s festival, the organiser had to go even bigger this time around. The star of the show will be Nigerian superstar Wizkid whose year has seen him win a grammy, sell out 3 nights at the London 02 and become a global superstar with the impact of his track “Essence” featuring Tems. Fellow Nigerian C Kay will also grace the stage, having risen to stardom with his viral track “Love Nwantiti” which spread over the social media site Tiktok. British-Nigerian Naira Marley is another headliner he first came to the limelight in the UK rap scene in 2014 with his cult classic “Marry Juana” since then he has gone on to become an international superstar moving back to his home country Nigeria and becoming a major name in afrobeats scene.
The rest of the artists to have been announced include Nigerian singer Flavour, Congolese artists Fally Ipupa, rising British star Gabzy, Ghanaian drill artists Black Sheriff, East London rapper Shasimone who featured on Dave’s chart-topping album We are all alone in this together, as well as these stars Yam’s carnival announced that more artists are yet to be announced.
The festival will be hosted by Eddie Kadi and Shopsydoo and will feature sets from a number of differing DJs.
Tickets for the festival are set to go on pre-sale on the 2nd of February at 10 am with a general sale starting on the same day at 1 pm. Tickets are available to sign up for here.
