Trace Awards Adds New Artists To Its Lineup

The Trace Awards & Festival has announced more stellar additions to the lineup for the awards.

Presented by Visit Rwanda and Martell, the Trace Awards will take place at the BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday 21^st of October 2023.

The new additions to the already star-studded line-up include South Africa’s finest Musa Keys, KO and Pabi Cooper alongside Nigerian headliners Fireboy DML, Yemi Alade, Olamide, BNXN, Moses Bliss, Show dem Camp and Mr Eazi.

Other artists include:

• Azawi, Levixone and Uganda Ghetto Kid (Uganda)
• Camidoh and Juls (Ghana)
• Chriss Eazy (Rwanda)
• Danni Gatto (Cape Verde)
• DJ Illans (Reunion)
• Donovan BTS (Mauritius)
• Emma’a (Gabon)
• GAEI (Madagascar)
• Gerilson Insrael (Angola)
• Goulam (The Comores)
• Kader Japonais (Algeria)
• Kalash (Martinique)
• Krys M (Cameroon)
• KS Bloom (Ivory Coast)
• MIKL and Segael (Réunion)
• Nadia Mukami (Kenya)

They will join previously announced performers and nominees Davido, Asake, Bamby, Benjamin Dube, Black Sherif, Blxckie, Bruce Melodie and many more.

Additional performers will be announced prior to the event.

To mark its 20th anniversary, global music powerhouse and Afro-music tastemaker Trace is staging the Trace Awards at the BK Arena, Kigali, to celebrate the creativity, talent and influence of African and Afro-inspired music and artists.

For a full list of nominations, please click here.