Unarguably the biggest music festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Belsonic is set to return to Ormeau Park from Friday, June 7th, to Saturday, June 24th, 2024. As expected for a festival of this magnitude, guests are expected to troop into Belfast from all over, including Dublin, London, Mainland Europe, Australia, and the United States. If you’re attending Belsonic 2024 and looking for fun things to do in Belfast and how to enjoy yourself throughout the festival, here’s an insider’s guide: An interesting lineup of artistes billed to perform at Belsonic 2024! The organisers have assembled a fine line-up of artistes,…
Author: O. George
Orisha, according to the Yoruba tradition, is a deity sent by Olodumare (the creator of the world) to intercede, regulate human affairs, and determine the fate of humans. People invoke the Orishas in personal or communal rituals for spiritual strength, enlightenment, or assistance in daily challenges. Primarily originating and widely practiced in Yoruba land in South-West Nigeria, the practice spread in the 18th and 19th centuries to places like Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Brazil. So when you walk around the Belfast City Centre and notice a bar called “Orisha”, you can’t help but wonder what they’re really…
Walk into a typical Central/South London or Dublin nightclub, and each time the DJ plays Ckay’s “Love Nwantin tin” or Rema’s “Calm down,” you can’t help but notice the club’s elated reaction accompanied by the dance steps taken up a notch. What started as several young kids making experimental music in makeshift living room studios in Lagos, Nigeria, has led to the emergence of a global sound called Afrobeats, led by superstars like Wizkid, Burnaboy, Davido, Asake and Omah Lay. With these artists now headlining major music festivals around the world, collaborating with other music heavyweights, and being recognised at prestigious awards like the Grammys, there is no…