10.30.2025
Afro Nation Punta Cana Reveals Day Lineups, Releases Single-Day Tickets
Featuring a Lineup Led by Sexyy Red, DJ Maphorisa, and Just-Announced Headliner Olamide, Afro Nation Punta Cana is a One-of-a-Kind Music Experience in an Island Paradise
Afro Nation Punta Cana Makes Landfall From 11/7-9, 2025
As Afro Nation Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary, the Beloved Afrobeats and Global Black Music Festival Brand Plans a Unique Experience With Two Venues Over Three Days, Providing For an Intimate Connection Between Artists and Their Fans
Critical Praise:
“With previous events in Ghana and Puerto Rico, Afro Nation has the accolade of being the world’s biggest festival centered on Afrobeats music.” – Billboard
“When an international Afrobeats festival comes to one of the Blackest cities in America, history was bound to be made.” – Essence
“Detroit is Afro Nation…Afro Nation is more than just a two-day music festival. It’s even beyond a gathering of Africans, American or otherwise, descending on a city to have a good time with good vibes. It’s a mecca of unapologetic Blackness that puts the spotlight on not just music, but unity, and community.” – Detroit Metro Times
“The Afro Nation Festival made a lively Stateside debut in Miami over Memorial Day weekend, taking place a the 40,000 capacity LoanDepot Park (formerly Marlins Park). With Burna Boy headlining day one and Wizkid taking the stage on day two, Afro Nation Miami had an unmistakable African essence, fusing afrobeats, amapiano, and reggae.” – Variety
“The festival promises to deliver an impressive array of today’s hottest artists from Africa and the diaspora.” – Yahoo!
The Announcement:
Celebrating Global Black music and culture with must-attend events in Europe, Africa, the U.S., and Puerto Rico, Afro Nation is preparing for one of its most unique weekends yet. This November, as the brand celebrates its Fifth Anniversary, Afro Nation returns to the Caribbean with the first edition of Afro Nation Punta Cana, a multi-day experience in the Dominican Republic, offering performances by A-List artists, including headliners Sexyy Red and DJ Maphorisa, in venues around the seaside resort town. Afro Nation Punta Cana just announced the addition of a new headliner, Afrobeats legend Olamide (replacing Ayra Starr, who can no longer perform due to a scheduling issue). In addition, Afro Nation Punta Cana releases single-day tickets for vacationers looking for more flexible way to enjoy the action. Single-day tickets are available HERE
Today, Afro Nation announces the official day-by-day lineups, unveiling the weekend’s action-packed schedule and revealing which artists will perform at which of the festival’s three unique venues. On Thursday November 6th, Afro Nation hosts “Afro Wave,” Afro Nation Punta Cana’s official welcoming party, at El Dorado Waterpark. The next day, the music starts, as Afro Nation hits up Pearl Beach Club for two nights of dancing, on two stages. On November 7th, Olamide takes the stage, with support from Shallipop, Odeal and Rophnan, with Walshy Fire leading a dance party on the second stage. November 8th brings a high-octane evening filled with songs by headliner Sexyy Red, supported by Ruger and Moliy, with TxC leading a DJ lineup on Stage 2. On the festival’s final day, Afro Nation takes over El Dorado Waterpark once again, creating a festival-like atmosphere on the park’s grounds, with feverish performances by DJ Maphorisa, Felo Le Tee, and Love Bonez ending the festival on a dance-heavy high note.
With a number of partnering resorts helping to make the experience seamless, Afro Nation Punta Cana is a one-way ticket to paradise, with beautiful music and glorious weather to liven up the fall. The first edition of an event that Afro Nation hopes to grow for many years, Afro Nation Punta Cana provides for an intimate connection between artists and their fans, creating a wondrous destination for fans to enjoy their favorite artists up close. The multi-day experience launches from November 7-9 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
For the first edition of Afro Nation Punta Cana, the festival is partnering with Hot 97, the iconic New York hip-hop and urban music station, and Trace, a leading multimedia and digital platform dedicated to Afro-urban music and cultures, to bring a digital festival experience to fans who cannot make the trip to the Dominican Republic. Hot 97 and Trace will present exclusive behind-the-scenes moments and interviews, daily highlights and recaps, and digital-first content to immerse fans deeper into the action. Stay tuned for more information about Afro Nation Punta Cana’s partnership with Hot 97 and Trace in the coming weeks.
Afro Nation Punta Cana continues Afro Nation’s tradition of high-profile events in diverse global locales. With a reputation as the world’s biggest Afrobeats festival, Afro Nation has hosted events in Portugal, Ghana, Puerto Rico, and produced U.S. festivals in Miami and Detroit. Last year, Afro Nation hosted Afro Nation Detroit 2024, recruiting stars like Lil Wayne, Asake, and Rema to tear it up in the historic music city.
Afro Nation is dedicated to providing a global platform for music from Africa and its diaspora. In addition, Afro Nation teams with BBC Radio 1xtra and the Official Charts Company to host a weekly UK Afrobeats Chart Show, and in 2022, Afro Nation partnered with Billboard to present the first-ever U.S. Afrobeats Chart.
With more milestones to cross and many unforgettable sets in the near future, Afro Nation Punta Cana is primed to shine a spotlight on some of the most exciting artists in music today.
Buy tickets at puntacana.afronation.com
Read Afro Nation’s statement about Ayra Starr HERE
Keep an eye on Afro Nation US’s Instagram for more updates.
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The Background:
Launched in 2019 with critical acclaim by Nigerian creative industry entrepreneurs Obi Asika, and Smade, Afro Nation is the biggest Afrobeats celebration in the world and a fast growing global cultural influence. The brand made waves with events in Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Ghana, crafting events that unite the diaspora and deliver culturally-important music to an underserved audience. Past artists include Burna Boy, Davido, Meek Mill, Megan Thee Stallion, Scorpion Kings, Major League DJz and many more. In 2023, Afro Nation hosted its first two festivals in the United States: May’s Afro Nation Miami, headlined by Burna Boy and WizKid, and August’s Afro Nation Detroit, headlined by Burna Boy and Davido. A celebration of African and Global Black music in one of the world’s most historic music cities, Afro Nation Detroit returns in August 2024.
Links:
Find more information at afronation.com and puntacana.afronation.com