Homecoming Brought the Diaspora Home

From the 15th to 17th of April, Lagos celebrated the Easter break with a twist. Playing host to what is quickly becoming the premier music festival for Gen Zers and younger millennials from Nigeria, Lagos was ground zero for the fourth edition of the Homecoming Festival. A marriage of musical performances, visual art displays, music industry panels and varying brand pop-ups, the festival’s return after a COVID induced hiatus provided a sensory overload. Maintaining the canon of bringing established and nascent UK acts to the continent where they share the stage with their Nigerian contemporaries, the 2022 edition looked to expand on the universe.

Kicking off in 2017, the Homecoming Festival is an annual quartet of fashion, music, sports and arts, thriving as a cultural exchange between Africans and the diaspora. Utilizing the trademark fairgrounds, Harbor Point, Grace Ladoja’s creation might have outdone itself with the lineup of talent. Artists from the U.K. and Nigeria shared the stage for what is perhaps the largest lineup of foreign artists on the cusp to grace Nigerian shores. Talent including; Lancey Foux, Central Cee, Liya, Raebel, S1mba, Wanni X Handi, Zinoleesky, Victony, Trill Tega, Teezee, Softmadeit, Smada, SGawd, Shalom, Prettyboy D-O, Poco Lee, New World Ray, Midas the Jagaban, Mayk, Magixx, Maison2500, Lojay, LAX, King Perryy, Kayode, BNXN, Boj, Black Sherif, Alpha P and the Ajebo Hustlers.

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