MUSIC

House of Blues presents United Sounds of Africa.  Featuring Tuface, MI, Ice Prince, J Martins, Iyanya, Jesse Jagz, and Timi Dakolo. 

The United Sounds of Africa (USA) will kick-off their first ever North American tour in August, 2012 featuring the top names in the contemporary African urban and hip-hop scene, with shows in select markets.

The tour, sponsored by Interglobe Entertainment Group (IEG) and Live Nation, will introduce music fans on this side of the Atlantic to current African artists including headliner Tuface Idibia, who was recently profiled on CNN as one of "Africa's Top 10 Music Stars" and winner of the BET Network's 2011 "Best African Artist" award.

With the first stop August 1st in Houston, TX, the tour also features Nigerian artists M.I. and Ice Prince, currently nominated for BET's "Best International Act, both signed to Nigerian record label Chocolate City. Other artists include, Timi Dakolo, first-ever winner of Africa's version of American Idol, J Martins, who is popular in Africa's francophone countries, and Iyanya, the first winner of MTN's West African "Project Fame" reality TV show.

IEG created the USA project to bring the best African music vocalists/artists/composers together for a series of live performances uniting Africa's diverse musical cultures. In addition, the USA tour will connect current African artists with those of the diaspora, continuing the legacy of such globally successful, African-born artists as Akon, Sade, K'naan and others.