{"id":1806,"date":"2026-05-10T15:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=1806"},"modified":"2026-05-10T15:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:58:27","slug":"nigerian-star-shallipopi-set-for-first-kigali-concert-at-africast-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/nigerian-star-shallipopi-set-for-first-kigali-concert-at-africast-fest\/entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian star Shallipopi set for first Kigali concert at Africast fest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-e1775500149744-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-e1775500149744-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-e1775500149744-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-e1775500149744-1-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nigerian music star Shallipopi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigerian music star Shallipopi is scheduled to perform in Kigali for the first time at a major concert dubbed \u201cAfricast Fest: A Shallipopi Xperience,\u201d set for 29 May 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, which will be staged in Kigali, is organised by Groove Kigali in partnership with Intore Entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It marks the artist\u2019s debut appearance in Rwanda, where his popularity has been growing steadily through hits such as \u201cLaho.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert is backed by key sponsors including SKOL Malt under SKOL Brewery Ltd and Bank of Kigali, reflecting increasing corporate investment in Rwanda\u2019s live entertainment industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the build-up, organisers have planned a series of promotional activities under the \u201cShallipopin\u2019 Ahanad\u201d campaign across Kigali throughout May, aimed at engaging fans ahead of the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Bank of Kigali, the event is linked to its BK@60 celebrations marking 60 years of operations, with a focus on promoting digital financial services and youth engagement in innovation-driven growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bank will facilitate cashless transactions during the concert through BK Pay and card payment systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further details on the venue and ticket sales are expected to be announced in the coming days as preparations continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian music star Shallipopi is scheduled to perform in Kigali for the first time at a major concert dubbed \u201cAfricast Fest: A Shallipopi Xperience,\u201d set [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,36,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-international","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1810,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1806\/revisions\/1810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}