Africa Forward Le Concert

Added: 2026-05-14

[00:00:00]Get ready for this. Act three.

[00:00:05][music] [music] >> [music] [music] >> Yeah.

[00:00:50]It's an African one.

[00:00:56]This my African love you.

[00:00:59]Yeah. My African. I'm going to kiss you.

[00:01:05]My African leg get down to you.

[00:01:09]My African leg to you.

[00:01:14]You come here to break down. I feel you.

[00:01:16]You come here to shake hands, shake [music] hands. You come here to make plans.

[00:01:22]But now you [music] everybody anywhere [music] you go and USA nowhere like Africa [music] nowhere like home anywhere you go New York [music] nowhere like Africa nowhere be like Are you doing it tonight?

[00:02:03][music] [music] New York Chicago.

[00:02:33][music] [music] Everybody, let's go.

[00:02:50]Let me see your hands. [music] Hey, increase my mic in my in how you doing over there.

[00:03:09]Let me hear you say yes.

[00:03:21]>> [music] >> One for the two for the two for the money. Three for the three for the honey.

[00:03:31]>> Are you ready now?

[00:03:33]What a sh like [music] I like to party with the girls [music] down the [music] >> meing.

[00:03:57][music] >> [music] >> I like what the music everybody. Everybody. One for the party, [music] two for the honey, three shi.

[00:04:33][music] [music] Sing it now.

[00:04:55]Sing it now.

[00:04:57]>> [music] >> Sing it now.

[00:05:00]>> Sing it now.

[00:05:05]Hey, [music] one for the party, two for the honey, three for shy, [music] two for the honey.

[00:05:16]Bumpy bumpy bumpy bum bum bouncy bouncy bouncy bumpy BUM BUMPY BUMPY BUMPY bum bum bouncy bouncy [music] bum bum bum bum [music] bum bum bum.

[00:05:44]Everybody say Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum [music] B.

[00:05:55]One for THE PARTY, TWO FOR THE HONEY, THREE.

[00:06:09]ARE YOU HAPPY TO BE HERE?

[00:06:14]>> [music] >> Now we are guided here for the African Forward Summit.

[00:06:22][music] And the most important thing that I want everyone to leave here with is the message of peace and love. Are you with me? SAY >> YEAH. [music] >> IF YOU'RE WITH ME, SAY PEACE AND LOVE.

[00:06:35]>> WHAT DO WE WANT?

[00:06:37]>> WHAT DO WE WANT?

[00:06:40]WHAT DO WE WANT?

[00:06:42]>> If you know this song, sing with me.

[00:06:47]>> Okay.

[00:06:55][music] One love, one heart. [music] Let's >> I said let me hear you sing [music] it.

[00:07:09]>> Love [singing] >> your heart.

[00:07:12]>> One heart gives that [music] praise to the Lord and I will >> sing it. Come on. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:07:19]YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. ONE LOVE.

[00:07:21]>> One love. [music and singing] One heart.

[00:07:26][music] Let's get together [singing] and feel.

[00:07:30]>> All right. Listen, >> let there be peace and love in [singing and music] Africa. I want to teach you something new. Peace and love [music] in the whole world. Let there be peace and [singing] love. All I need to say is peace and love. Okay?

[00:07:51]>> Let there be [music] peace and love in the heart.

[00:07:55]>> One more time. Come on. Let there be >> peace [music] and love.

[00:08:00]>> Peace and love. People of >> Africa, >> let there be [music] >> peace and love.

[00:08:06]>> Peace and love.

[00:08:09]>> I said, "Let there be >> peace [music] and love."

[00:08:13]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. [singing] >> Let there be.

[00:08:17]>> Peace [music] and love.

[00:08:22]>> Let there be peace in your city and your country. Anywhere you go, your people live up. [music] Living in your heart is a thing that we love. Living in your heart, anywhere that we go, let every heart. [music] Anywhere we go is a love that we people never [music] let there be peace and love. Let there be >> peace and love >> in our hearts. Africace and love >> peace in your heart. Peace in your soul.

[00:09:03]Peace in your peace and love.

[00:09:10][music] >> Everybody love [music] in Africa.

[00:09:19]Peace and love [music] in the [singing] whole world.

[00:09:24]>> Let me hear you sing.

[00:09:26]>> Peace and love.

[00:09:27]>> What do we want in Africa?

[00:09:30]>> Peace and love.

[00:09:32]>> Peace and love.

[00:09:33]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:09:34]Yeah.

[00:09:38][music] Peace and love [singing] in Africa.

[00:09:43]>> Let there be >> peace and love >> in all the world.

[00:09:47]>> The whole world. Let there be, let there be, let there [music] be, >> peace and love.

[00:09:55]>> Let there be peace and love, [music] >> peace and love every day.

[00:10:10]Can I take you all the way back to Nigeria?

[00:10:25]every other [music] and maybe me and you [music] sitting on a society.

[00:10:44]Me and you. [music] Hey, [music] you make me feel like [music] you make me feel.

[00:11:06][music] When you smile, you open up my eyes.

[00:11:11]When you love, you open [music] up my door. It be like that. The sun never shine. When you look around, [music] baby, your eyes are shine.

[00:11:24]Baby, hold my hand. Oh, let us [music] leave a smile. Oh, make your baby.

[00:11:34][music] Let me go, baby. Me [music] and you sitting on a tree. K I S I N G.

[00:11:48]Me and you sitting on a tree. [music] You are.

[00:11:59]You make me feel my [music] feel.

[00:12:11]Let's go.

[00:12:28]Baby girl, baby girl, baby jump.

[00:12:39]>> [music] >> Okay. Do you know [music] he's shak baby? [music] >> [music] >> I believe we have some of our French connects here tonight.

[00:13:18]And so I'll sing this song in French for a second.

[00:13:29]I say [music and singing] K I S S I N G. Who can spell kiss in here? Come on.

[00:13:51]One more time, baby.

[00:14:03]Come on. You can't spell kissing.

[00:14:14]>> [music] [music] >> You make me feel my [music and singing] [music] >> You make me feel like [singing] >> everybody Bush. To the left, to the right, [music] to the left, to the right. To the left, to the right. To the left.

[00:14:56][music] You make me feel. [music] >> [music] >> Let's go. Is Johnny here tonight?

[00:15:25][music] Hey If you know the song, sing along.

[00:15:47]That's where [music] supposed to [music] supposed to chill.

[00:15:56]That's where supposed to dance. [music] It's supposed to roast baby. But don't you forget [music] by mighty always be thankful for you know [music] be spending your money. Always be thankful even [music] forget to say byebye. Thank you.

[00:16:31][music] >> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:16:37]>> Hey, are you having a good time, people?

[00:16:46]Yeah.

[00:16:52]Hey, sing with me. Come on. Give it to you. get [music] forget to say thank you for [music] never forget to say thank you [music] for you even forget to say [music] thank you for you never forget to say thank even [music] forget to say bye-bye and [music] thank you to [music and singing] never forget to say thank you.

[00:17:50]>> Sing it from your heart one more time.

[00:17:54]>> [music and singing] >> forget to say bye-bye. Thank you.

[00:18:06][cheering] >> Let's do it together. 1 2 3.

[00:18:18]Thank you.

[00:18:21][singing] And if you together.

[00:18:32]Let's go. [music] [singing] Well, [music] now keep [singing] say my [music] son [singing] [music] [singing] [music] now. Keep [singing] [music] [singing] [music] [music] My Sunday [music] When you [music] Oh, [music] I'm looking for my journey.

[00:20:38]And I don't know what to do.

[00:20:42][music] Okay. Okay. [music] I'm looking for my journey. What you say? Where my Where is my Johnny?

[00:21:00]Do you know >> if I don't see my friends?

[00:21:07]>> I'm looking for my honey. You're telling me this, telling me that. I said this is not for me.

[00:21:15][music] Do me this. Don't overcome my [music] >> [music] >> And I don't know what to do.

[00:21:49]Okay. Okay. [music] Do you know Johnny?

[00:22:07][music] What?

[00:22:13]What?

[00:22:18]Where you at, lady?

[00:22:20]Thank you.

[00:22:38]Heat. Heat.

[00:22:58]And I don't know what to do.

[00:23:04][music] >> [music] >> I'm looking for MY [cheering] [cheering] SANTANA. Santisana Africa notender.

[00:23:37]Woo!

[00:24:17]>> [music] >> Yeah.

[00:24:26][music] [cheering] Heat.

[00:24:44]>> [music] >> It's a dream.

[00:25:00]Happy [music] 6.

[00:25:26][music] What I >> [music] [music] >> Everybody say I vision. [music] >> It's a dream.

[00:26:20]>> I [music] a dream.

[00:26:36][music] Say [music and singing] please [music] man [music] we >> [music] >> God [music] Oh, make [music] another [music] [music] Sir [music] [singing] [music] GT.

[00:28:05][singing] >> [music] >> through a Hallelujah.

[00:28:31]Hallelujah. [music] [music] Bless my [music] >> blessing.

[00:28:57][music] [music] blood [music] Come on.

[00:29:32]Come on.

[00:29:36]>> Come on. [music] Keep [music] me [music] up.

[00:30:03][music] Hallelujah. [music] Hallelujah.

[00:30:18][music] [music] 19 [singing] [music] Sorry.

[00:30:44]Sorry. [music] You got hey I'm sorry. Hey, honey. I'm sorry.

[00:31:09]I'm sorry.

[00:31:13][music] [singing] [music] little song.

[00:31:38]Thank you.

[00:31:40][music] >> [cheering] [music] >> Okay, it was good.

[00:32:06][music] Are you okay? [music] [music] >> [music] >> music, please.

[00:32:48]>> [music] >> How are you feeling now?

[00:33:18]>> [music] >> Maybe do this for me. [music] She's a forever. [music] How can I leave her?

[00:33:37]I've been looking for somebody like you to play this part in my life.

[00:33:42]Someone sweet like you. I'm proud of me.

[00:34:12]in my life till the end of time when our worlds collide.

[00:34:17]Oh no, we never miss a distance.

[00:34:22]I know that we can't imagine. [music] So let them say they want to say no. When another night I feel I'm here to say cuz I've been looking for somebody like you in my life [music] like you be proud if you make me [music] Me too. Me too. Me too.

[00:35:28]>> [music] >> How are you feeling tonight?

[00:35:34]You all look so beautiful.

[00:35:37][music] >> [music] >> I know you know you know you want me cuz you can't cuz you can't [music] go in my in [music] Lord back to back.

[00:36:35][music] I'm lover.

[00:36:40]>> I'm a baby.

[00:36:48]>> Let's just leave everybody.

[00:36:52][music] Baby, baby, >> I love [music] my lover.

[00:37:24]>> Adapt.

[00:37:33]>> [music] >> Hey, I as you are.

[00:37:50][music] >> [music] >> Naughty.

[00:38:29]N [music] [music] I can't hear you. Can you sing a bit louder?

[00:38:59]>> [music] [singing] >> I can >> [music] [singing] >> Nal.

[00:39:09]Nal [music] [music] N [music] [music] be higher. [music] You are not. Come on.

[00:40:12][music] I need [music] my [music] >> I want to hear you say. Come on. [music] [music] High [music] God.

[00:41:22]God, [music] [music] high [music] down. I'm [music] I'm Thank you so much. [music] Heat. Heat.

[00:42:51]two2. SHE GAVE IT ALL THAT SHE CAN.

[00:42:54]LADIES and gentlemen, a big round of applause once again for Champs.

[00:42:59]>> [applause and cheering] >> You know, one thing I love Abigail and you can tell from her dressing, she knows she's sexy. You know that song, I'm sexy and I know it. That's Abby.

[00:43:09]>> Yeah, >> that's literally Abby all the time.

[00:43:12]>> Uh, no comment. Let me not comment uh on that line of thought. We will proceed ON TO THE NEXT PART OF THE THAT was just act three.

[00:43:22]Yes.

[00:43:22]>> And you know what? We've had three acts so far. The roots give us our foundation. now showed us who we are today and the rise proved what African culture is capable of on the global stage.

[00:43:37]>> Definitely, ladies and gentlemen. And of course, now we get to the final chapter.

[00:43:42]This is act four and it is the most important one.

[00:43:46]>> The final chapter finale.

[00:43:48]>> Finale.

[00:43:49]>> Finale.

[00:43:50]>> I [cheering] I >> That's how you say it. I >> the grant >> I ask hold it right there. Hold it right there.

[00:44:01]>> We will not entertain those ones. Ladies and gentlemen, the conversation of course on this summit has been for the past two days about investment, about partnership and of course about how we can move the continent forward. And of course that is talking about the entire future of Africa. It only has meaning if it is rooted in something that no policy paper can manufacture.

[00:44:25]>> You know, one thing I love about music is music is a universal language. It doesn't matter where you're from. It's unity. It's shared identity, shared pride, shared belief that what happens to one part of this continent matters to all of it.

[00:44:41]>> And we call it luchu. Culture is the only force that creates that. Not treaties, not trade developments, not trade agreements, music, story, dance.

[00:44:53]And I hope that you are definitely ready to dance. These are the things that in themselves, in each other, across borders are understood across languages and across generations.

[00:45:03]>> You know what I want to do? Ladies and gentlemen, I can see a lot of noise.

[00:45:08]Please tell your neighbors.

[00:45:11]Tell your neighbor, "Sh, tell them sh relax. Mommy, relax. We're getting there."

[00:45:20]You've got what? Two, three days.

[00:45:21]>> Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

[00:45:23]>> Relax.

[00:45:24]>> No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[00:45:26]>> Relax. Because it's time for act four.

[00:45:29]And act four is called unity. And it feels tonight like the only word. And that makes sense.

[00:45:38]>> That is definitely the only word. Madame Zuolino insole music one continent one sound GET READY FOR ACT FOUR. ARE YOU READY?

[00:45:50]ARE YOU READY? LET'S GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD.

[00:46:06]>> [music] [music] >> HEAT. HEAT.

[00:46:29][cheering] >> [music] [music] >> What's Sana, I hope you're [music] happy now. I see you flexing on the ground with your sponsor.

[00:47:35]So, I hope you're happy now. I see you change your skin color and your hair is long enough [music] [music] and I see you on your checking what your doctor gave you on your worst behavior. [music] I know I know if you hear this song [music] [music] you [music] put in my >> [music] [music] [music] >> And I see you in China with the latest.

[00:49:03][music] Make some noise.

[00:49:06]>> Let's go.

[00:49:13][music] >> If you get to hear this song, somebody loves you.

[00:49:21]>> Hello. Hello. [music] Change your mind and come back home.

[00:49:26]Somebody loves you. Hello.

[00:49:46]When are you coming home?

[00:50:00]>> [music] >> Are you coming [music] home?

[00:50:08]Tell me how you [music] [music] know if you hear this song. [music] >> I know. [music] Change your mind and come back home.

[00:50:32]Somebody love [music] [music] me.

[00:50:58][music] Let me be how you feel tonight.

[00:51:07][music] Oh yeah. Yeah.

[00:51:11]All right. Now, [music] let's go.

[00:51:17]Are you ready now?

[00:51:20]Make some noise now.

[00:51:27]Extra pressure, baby, when you wear that [music] boss. You're killing the boy now. I say you're killing the [music] boy. Of course. Said you're killing the boy now. Extra pressure, baby, when you whise you're killing the boy. [music] Of course you're killing the boy. Of course you're killing the boy. Now listen, I have to put my life on pause and follow you [music] where you're going. And if I make you my business, I suffer no loss cuz I'm in love and it's showing no baby no keep me away. I take you on [music] baby I give you something to live for.

[00:52:10]Extra pressure baby when you [music] extra. You're killing the boy now. I say you're killing the boy. [music] Of course you're killing the boy. That's the oppression from your heart. You're killing the boy [music] of Christ.

[00:52:26]You're killing the boy of Christ. You're killing the boy. Do it.

[00:52:36][music] Slow down baby before you get my baby.

[00:52:44]And you go make the man go crazy.

[00:52:52]You say you want to [music] >> you want to >> she want to call me [music] daddy.

[00:53:01]>> I can give you sugar and I can put you on top.

[00:53:05]>> Put you on top.

[00:53:06]>> I put you in the zone. Baby, chopping, chomping. Don't stop. Stopping on the sauce on top, baby. Extra pressure, baby. When you whine and extra, you're killing the boy now. [music] I say you're killing the boy. Of course.

[00:53:22]Said you're killing the boy now. Extra pressure, baby. When you killing the [music] boy of You're killing the boy. Of course. You're killing the boy now.

[00:53:56]Are you ready now?

[00:54:06][music] Hello.

[00:54:18]I said I'm [music] [music] >> [music] >> Come on.

[00:54:42]Come on.

[00:54:44][music] [music] >> [music] >> Don't [music] show me tonight. Show [music] me tonight. Show someone to show up [music] to [music] us. show.

[00:55:50][music] All my enemies are suffering.

[00:55:54]All my enemies are suffer. [music] All my enemies are suffering.

[00:56:04]All my enemies [music] are suffering.

[00:56:07]All my enemies are suffering.

[00:56:10]All my enemies, >> enemies, enemies me with the energy. You never know me, don't like me, no apology, the jealousy, watching me go overseas. [music] You will never know.

[00:56:26]No peace. Let me win, but let me win.

[00:56:30]Win this economy. [music] Prepare a table for me right before my enemies. So they can see I'm living in my prophecy. [music] I will never go.

[00:56:45][music] [music] All my enemies are with the hand of God.

[00:57:00]>> All [music] my enemies are suffering.

[00:57:09]>> All my enemies are covering. [music] >> I see the stars are lying. [music] I see my enemies. I shoot on sight. How they smile by day, they scheme by night.

[00:57:27]They will never dim my light. Let me win. Let me win. And sing a song of victory. Prepare a supper [music] for me right before my enemies. That's me.

[00:57:38]They're trying to kiss me on my cheek.

[00:57:40]They will never steal my [music] >> [music] >> All my enemies are >> all my enemies are >> with the hand of God. [music] All my enemies are suffering.

[00:58:08]>> All my enemies are [music] suffering.

[00:58:10]>> Oh, >> all my enemies are covered with the blood of the Lord. All >> my enemies are >> Let's go now.

[00:58:21]>> All my [music] enemies are >> all my enemies are [music] all my enemies are all my enemies [music] are somebody.

[00:58:36]All my enemies are suffering.

[00:58:40][music] [music] [music] [music] All my enemies are all my enemies are somebody.

[00:59:14]Oh my [music] god.

[00:59:20]Oh my.

[00:59:23]Oh my. [music] All my enemies are all my enemies.

[00:59:36]All my enemies are all my enemies are [music] all Oh my, [cheering] are you ready tonight?

[01:00:09][music] >> [music] >> A legendary time.

[01:00:32][music] I never had a life.

[01:00:39][music] >> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Finally, the party [music] >> police [music] Could you see my daughter?

[01:01:41][music] [music] Oh my lord.

[01:01:52][music] It's your birthday tonight. [music] [music] It's your birthday tonight.

[01:02:14][music] [music] Finally, [music] >> police.

[01:02:31][music] Are you ready now?

[01:02:59]Let's go. [music] >> [music] >> What a [music] >> Nairobi >> [music] >> Finally. Oh, >> finally finally finally finally [music] >> [music] >> Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise.

[01:04:25][screaming] >> What a fantastic night, [music] >> ladies and gentlemen. This is this is what Africa Forward is all about. LOOK AT THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU. THIS IS WHAT it's all about.

[01:04:43]And and what we're going to do, [music] let's request all the artists to come back out. No.

[01:04:48]>> Yeah. Let's bring out all the artists.

[01:04:50]RIGHT.

[01:04:50]>> ALL THE ARTISTS.

[01:04:51]>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, INVITE.

[01:04:54]>> SO, WE'VE HAD YUNDUR, KADEL, JAPAN, COSTA, OWANG, NANDI, DR. JOSE CHAMELEON, NESTIE SAVARA, YAD FLESH DREAM, ABIGAIL SHAMS, B AND OF COURSE FINALLY JOINING us in spirit. PLEASE EVERYBODY COME ON STAGE. COME ON STAGE. COME ON STAGE. ALL THE ARTISTS PLEASE COME ON STAGE. All of them come on stage WHEREVER YOU ARE STANDING. JUST MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE, SIDE to side, side to side, PLEASE. ALL THE ARTISTS COME ON STAGE.

[01:05:28]Come on stage. All the artists.

[01:05:31]Finally, [music] [music] finally, >> LET'S BRING ALL THE ARTISTS ON STAGE.

[01:05:48]ALL THE ARTISTS, PLEASE COME ON STAGE.

[01:05:51]>> It's been a fantastic, [music] FANTASTIC NIGHT.

[01:06:02]>> [music] >> Shak long the entire region is here and every single language represented [music] now and the gentleman who has had very many sleepless nights. Yes, [music] >> he's had many sleepless nights and he might not want us to know this, but please let's put hands together for Olivier. No, no, no. Don't run away.

[01:06:35]Don't run away. Don't run away. Let's put our hands together for this gentleman who made sure that this project comes together. [music] This is Olivier.

[01:06:45]This is what WE CALL MR. TRACE PLUS.

[01:06:49]LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE ONCE AGAIN.

[01:06:55]And you know what? We want to do something amazing, right? We want to close with a bang. Sour sour. We want to close with a bang. We say if a song is good, you do what?

[01:07:07]>> You do it twice.

[01:07:09]>> IF A SONG IS GOOD, you do what?

[01:07:11]>> Before No, before you do it twice.

[01:07:12]Before you do it twice, >> you do it twice.

[01:07:14]>> Let's Let's celebrate also a certain gentleman here.

[01:07:16]>> Yes.

[01:07:17]>> Baloi Quaka.

[01:07:19]>> He has been operating behind the scenes.

[01:07:21]>> Uh-huh. He was here at 2 a.m. ensuring that even in the rain, everything was going to work.

[01:07:26]>> Let's give him a round of applause.

[01:07:29]>> Thank you very much, [music] brother.

[01:07:30]>> A round of applause for Big Ted.

[01:07:32]>> Big Ted. Big Ted. Big Ted. BUT ALSO, WE HAVE TO GIVE A big round of applause.

[01:07:36]The entire team, Sheree, and the team that made this possible. These are the guys who work behind the scenes.

[01:07:45]And please bow. Take a bow. Take a bow.

[01:07:47]Take a bow. Take a bow.

[01:07:49]>> Take a bow. Ladies and gentlemen, these are the amazing people who handled the [music] Africa forward le concert >> and we are not going to forget one group of people who work so hard and we appreciate them on stage but we never call them out. The dancers, [music] they've danced for every single artist on stage tonight.

[01:08:13]>> A big round of applause for all the dancers.

[01:08:18]>> [music] >> So tonight, every rhythm represented before we go to finale. Yes.

[01:08:25]Fin.

[01:08:29]>> Where's Robson? Robson, I know he's busy, but please, please come and take a bow.

[01:08:34]>> Where's Natalie?

[01:08:37]>> Robson is coming. This is the man who [music] has been screaming on everybody's ear to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Where is Robson?

[01:08:46]>> [music] >> Where is Robson?

[01:08:49]He's coming out.

[01:08:57]>> So ladies and gentlemen, before we close, Big Ted, Big Ted, let him say three words. We knew him as Big Ted before he became an ambassador. He cannot run away from the creative industry. You have no, we cannot allow you.

[01:09:12]Yo, ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for a great show. All the artists out in here and you know what? Above everything, that's what God wins. Again, we want to thank the government for putting uh the weight behind us. The ministry and the minister is right here. Thank you very much, Wazeri. Thank you very much, P.

[01:09:39]Thank you very much. uh the Minister for Tourism and Wildlife, Magical Kenya.

[01:09:45]Thank you for coming through. Of course, my home ministry of foreign affairs for helping out everywhere. Now, to all the sponsors and partners, [music] thank you. Let's do this again. And to the president of the Republic of Kenya, we are willing to do this again, again, and again. And thank you very much, His Excellency, President McRo, for finding time and chilling with us. and we're about to show you how we do it in Nairobi. Robson, where are you?

[01:10:14]Give it up for the technical director, Robson. Ladies and gentlemen, [music and applause] thank you very much. So, ladies and gentlemen, >> AND OF COURSE, HEAD OF BROADCAST NATALI Mercame tonight. Every story was told >> and you know what for 120 minutes we have been thoroughly entertained by all these artists on stage. Let's put our hands together for the artist. [music] And this stage has been telling a story not Africa's past, not Africa's potential, but Africa's [music] present.

[01:11:01]And Africa right now as the most creatively powerful, culturally rich, and economically vital continent on [music] the planet.

[01:11:10]>> Definitely. And of course, if there's one thing that we want every person in this room, and of course, everybody watching around the world to carry home tonight is this, that the creator economy of Africa is not a forecast.

[01:11:23][music] It's not a line in a strategy document. It is not about people in an office. It is the 5,000 [music] people who showed up for this show tonight, HERE AT THIS ARENA. IT IS THE MUSIC YOU heard tonight, and it is already here with us.

[01:11:40]Oh, this is this is one very emotional night because we're celebrating culture and culture is not decoration. [music] It's not a side event. Culture is the infrastructure of identity. And when you invest in African culture, as our sponsors have done, as our governments are beginning to do, as the world is finally beginning to understand, you are investing in the foundation of everything [music] else.

[01:12:08]or no Africa forward and of course to thank every single person the Kenyan government, the French government.

[01:12:31]We thank you allen.

[01:12:34]We want you to go home, go well, and carry this night with you. What we're going to tell you are only two words.

[01:12:42]Africa.

[01:12:45]Africa.

[01:12:47]AFRICA.

[01:12:49]IF A SONG IS GOOD, YOU DO WHAT? IF A SONG IS GOOD, YOU DO. [screaming] >> [music] [music] [music and singing] >> I never had a time in my life.

[01:13:22][music] >> [music] [music and singing] >> Finally, [music] finally, >> finally. [music] Police [music] [music] prophesy.

[01:14:31]Oh [music] my [music] baby, it's your birthday tonight.

[01:14:43][music] [music] It's your birthday tonight.

[01:14:54]>> [music] >> Finally, [music] >> police.

[01:15:14][music] [music] >> [music] [music] >> Ladies and gentlemen to call down DJ [music] Space.

[01:16:00]Our music director, DJ [music] Space, [music] >> finally finally finally [music] finally finally finally Finally, >> I said [music] I said [music] by now.

[01:16:57]Good night Nairobi.

[01:17:12]Thank you. Thank you so much.

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