FEMI KUTI TO PERFORM AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2019 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, Nigeria’s Afrobeat singer, will alongside Hakim

and Dobet Gnahoré, Egyptian and Ivorian stars, perform at the African

Cup of Nations opening ceremony on Friday. The three African music icons

will sing “Metgamaeen” (We Are Together) produced by Synergy together

on stage in Cairo, Egypt. The son of late Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti will sing

the song in English, Hakim in Arabic and Gnahore in French. This was

made known by the African Football Community in a tweet via its  official handle:

“The AFCON Organizing Committee has chosen three international singers to perform

the #AFCON2019 official song in the opening ceremony :

1️⃣ 🇪🇬 “Hakim” (Arabic)

2️⃣ 🇳🇬 “Femi Kuti” (English)

3️⃣ 🇨🇮 “Dobet Gnahoré” (French)

#AFC

The AFCON Organizing Committee have chosen three international singers to perform the #AFCON2019 official song in the opening ceremony :

1️⃣ 🇪🇬 “Hakim” (Arabic)
2️⃣ 🇳🇬 “Femi Kuti”@Femiakuti (English)
3️⃣ 🇨🇮 “Dobet Gnahoré” (French)#TotalAFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/mkMUuZY4de

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— TOTAL AFCON 2019 (@TotalAFCON2019) June 19, 2019