Asake Dominates Johannesburg with Sold-Out Curated by Culture Show
Nigerian singer popularly known as Asake, proved once again that his music transcends borders and language barriers with a high-energy headline performance at The Goldrush Dome in Johannesburg on Saturday, January 3. The show, part of the AfroFuture: Curated by Culture concert series, saw fans singing his hits word for word, including songs performed entirely in Yoruba.
From the moment Asake stepped on stage, the energy was unstoppable. His set flowed seamlessly from one hit to another, with infectious choreography and production that transformed the Dome into a pulsating celebration of Afrobeats and Amapiano fusion. Early sets from Gbedu Nights DJs and Musa Keys, who opened with a hot performance and DJ set, had already the crowd hyped, but Asake took the night to another level.
One of the standout moments came when Young Jonn joined him on stage for their collaborative hit, Che, sending the crowd into full-blown euphoria. The on-stage synergy between the two highlighted the power of African music collaboration—Lagos meeting Johannesburg, Afrobeats conversing with Amapiano.
The concert also served as a statement of Asake’s evolution. Early in his career, critics dismissed him as a “local artist” for singing mainly in Yoruba. But last Saturday, it was clear those labels no longer hold: non-Nigerian fans were confidently singing along to every lyric, proving his music has crossed cultural and linguistic borders.
The Johannesburg show capped a monumental 2025 for Asake. His track Why Love became the most-streamed song on Apple Music Nigeria for the year, and December alone saw him perform across multiple African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, before bringing the energy to South Africa.
Now a two-time Grammy nominee, Asake continues to cement his position as a global African act, performing in major cities across North America, Europe, and Australia, and proving that his rise is as unstoppable as it is authentic.
From being labeled a local Yoruba singer to selling out Goldrush Dome in Johannesburg, Asake’s journey is a blueprint for how African music can break boundaries and unite audiences across continents.
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