Trace to present Mr Eazi live

Mr Eazi will be the fifth act on the Trace Live stage at Terrakulture in Victoria Island, Lagos, come 22 November.

"On the night," says an official statement by the organisers, "fans will journey through the life and music of one of Africa’s fastest rising Afropop artists, feeding into his Afrobeats vibe, his Ghanaian hiplife and the UK grime sound that has shaped his career."

Mr Eazi follows performances at Trace Live by Omawumi, Flavour, Adekunle Gold and Falz. "Each of their live music displays has redefined the landscape of Live Music in Nigeria and also showcased the acts in brilliant forms," Trace said. "First was Omawumi who reasserted herself as a musical phenomenon at the maiden edition.

"Then Flavour raised the bar with the beautiful highlife vibe and a dash of sultry pop to the cheering of a very discerning crowd. Adekunle Gold pushed it up a notch by thrilling the audience with his new album About 30, which has been critically acclaimed to be his best body of work. Falz got everybody talking about what has been arguably described as one of his best performances yet.

"Trace live with Mr Eazi continues from a rich tradition and would redefine it with stage theatrics and good old hip sound. Having crossed borders previously with his mixtape Accra to Lagos, Mr Eazi transitions across continents with his new EP, moving from Lagos to London.

"With a fusion of Afrobeats sounds and banku music, Mr Eazi generates an electrifying energy with his musical genre with a pattern that has magnetic appeal within and outside Nigeria, hence the wordplay of his new album Lagos to London. An odyssey that we all must partake in."

The show, tagged The Eazi Journey, plays on the geographical titling of the Mr Eazi projects Accra to Lagos and Lagos to London. Songs from both are expected to feature heavily during the show. 

“Mr Eazi is clearly one of the best music ambassadors as recognised by Apple music in New York Times Square,” says Sam Onyemelukwe, managing director of Trace Anglophone.

Update: This event was cancelled on the scheduled date due to a disagreement between the artist and the venue's owner.