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Spotify releases exclusive Afro Nation Portugal 2026 performances featuring Wizkid, Tyla, Olamide

Edem Kwame
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Spotify has released the first batch of exclusive live performance videos from Afro Nation Portugal 2026, giving fans around the world the chance to relive some of the festival's most memorable moments.

Recorded live during the event in Portimão, Portugal, the exclusive videos showcase standout performances from four of the festival's biggest stars — Wizkid, Tyla, Olamide and Young Jonn.

The first wave of performances now available on Spotify includes:

Spotify has also confirmed that eight more exclusive performance videos will be released over the coming weeks, giving fans even more highlights from Afro Nation Portugal 2026.

All of the live performance videos are available to stream exclusively on Spotify.

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The videos are part of Spotify's partnership with Afro Nation Portugal 2026 as official sponsor and exclusive streaming partner. Select performances from each artist have been captured and edited into individual videos, available through the dedicated Afro Nation destination on Spotify, a home for festival content, featured artists and selected performance videos.

The lineup reflects the truly global footprint of Afrobeats and African music on Spotify. In the last 28 days alone,

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Tyla's top streaming markets span the US, UK, Brazil, Germany and the Philippines. Wizkid is being streamed most in the US, Nigeria, the UK, Mexico and France, while Olamide's top markets include Nigeria, the US, the UK, France and Germany.

Young Jonn rounds out the bill with listeners tuning in from Nigeria, the US, UK, Indonesia and Ghana, a testament to how far the sound travels.

"Afro Nation brings together the artists, fans and culture shaping African music right now — and we wanted to help that energy reach people wherever they are," said Rifumo Mdaka, Content Marketing Manager for Spotify in Sub-Saharan Africa. "By bringing the festival to Spotify, we're giving fans a place to connect with the performances and stories that define the weekend, long after the final set."

This release is the latest in a growing catalogue of exclusive live performance content on Spotify, following recent concert videos including Bad Bunny in Tokyo, Olivia Rodrigo in Barcelona and Skye Newman in London.

The Afro Nation partnership builds on Spotify's ongoing commitment to African music, from the launch of Afrobeats: Journey of a Billion Streams, a dedicated site tracking the genre's rise, cultural impact and streaming milestones, to last year's Afrobeats: Culture in Motion project, which traced five years of the genre's evolution through a documentary, immersive microsite and a fashion showcase in Lagos.

See all videos on the Afro Nation Portugal show page and check out the official playlist on Spotify.

Edem Kwame

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Edem Kwame is a staff journalist at GH News Media, where he covers sports, politics, news and current affairs with a sharp focus on Ghanaian and African football.

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