Emanuel Okusanya From traditional West African highlife music to modern-day Afrobeat R&B, Adekunle Gold has become one of the top exports during the genre’s globalization.
Initially garnering attention for his 2014 One Direction “Story of My Life” cover (later retitled “Sade”), Gold used that momentum to launch his career and release four studio albums.
His 2022 Catch Me If You Can Tour kicked off in Boston in support of his album of the same name released earlier this year, which features contributions from Davido, Ty Dolla $ign and Lucky Daye.Gold’s tour made its second stop at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem on Friday night.
Matching his suave and eccentric sound as an artist, he donned the stage wearing a silk green-and-purple piece designed by British designer Ozwald Boateng.
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