The Block Party Series

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The Block Party Series
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The Block Party Series 2022
Genre Afrobeats, House, Amapiano, Pop, Hip hop, Trap
Location(s) West Africa
Years active2016 - Present
Founders
Attendance5,000+
Organised byThe Top-Boy Firm, TASH Studios NG, The Plug

The Block Party Series is a Nigerian urban music event held monthly since January 2018, first in Lagos, until the 2020 pandemic. The Mainland BlockParty [1] is on the last Sunday of the month except for the anniversary edition on 1 January. Island BlockParty is on 24 December. Its block party series includes Capital BlockParty, Gold BlockParty, Garden BlockParty, and Premier BlockParty.

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History

The Block Party Series is organized by Tobi Mohammed of The Top-Boy Firm, Moyo Shomade of TASH Studios NG, Bizzle Osikoya, and Asa Asika of The Plug. [2] It has partnered with MTV Base, [3] Spotify, [4] [5] Jameson, Johnnie Walker, [6] and A Whitespace Creative Agency. [7] On 12 November 2016, BlockParty in-partnership with A Whitespace Creative Agency, to launch the AWCA BlockParty. [7]

The Block Party series has featured in five major cities across West Africa; Lagos (Island and Mainland), Port Harcourt, Abuja, Accra and Ibadan. On stage, it has featured the likes of; Major Lazer, Sarz, Niniola, Teni, Zlatan, Skales, DJ Obi, M.I Abaga, Perruzi, Bnxn, BOJ, Blaqbonez, Ice Prince, Victony, King Perryy, Omah Lay, Falz, Skiibii, Chinko Ekun, Ycee, and Odumodublvck. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In 2023, OkayAfrica listed Block Party as one of the Places in Lagos to Have Fun this Weekend. [14]

Discography

On 8 August 2020, Mainland BlockParty present a collaborative single with Victony titled "Space & Time", [15] as the first single off its collaborative project titled Saturn [16] with Victony. On 8 April 2021, Mainland BlockParty released a compilation studio album titled Confluence Project in partnership with Jameson Irish Whiskey. The album features Alpha P, Fave, Naeto C, Ladipoe, Terry Apala, Bnxn, and Joeboy. Exclusively produced by Tobi Mohammed, with additional production from Sess The PRBLM Kid, SynX, and Adey. [17]

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