ADEKUNLE GOLD LIVE ORCHESTRA
About This Event
Nigerian singer-songwriter Adekunle Gold brings his afropop-influenced repertoire to NJPAC accompanied by a live orchestra. Known for guitar-forward pop that draws from afrobeats, alté and Afro R&B, he will recast familiar songs in expanded orchestral arrangements. The concert emphasizes melodic clarity alongside West African rhythmic structures.
About the Artists
Adekunle Gold
Adekunle Gold is a Nigerian singer-songwriter whose breakthrough came with the 2015 single “Sade,” followed by the album *Gold*, which reached the Billboard World Albums chart. His music moves between afropop and adjacent forms heard across afrobeats, alté, and Afro R&B, often balancing guitar-forward pop writing with West African rhythmic structures.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a large ensemble of musicians that typically includes string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments, performing a wide range of musical genres, primarily classical.