The Midem Beach show continued non-stop last night thanks to dynamic performances from Midem Artist Accelerator (MAA) stars Damian Lynn, Bez, Agar Agar and Hyphen Hyphen (top photo); Nigerian afrobeats queen Yemi Alade and other African dynamos Kiff No Beat and Adango, plus Brazilian songstress Joyce Candido and much much more.
Damian Lynn was first of the MAA finalists to take to the stage…
Cannes – we LOVED it!Thanks for having us @midem pic.twitter.com/95urdFJ7Vf
— Damian Lynn (@DamianLynnMusic) June 6, 2018
Later, at the SACEM African Night, Afrobeats royalty and YouTube superstar Yemi Alade got a rapturous welcome to the Midem Beach!
@yemialadee cette nuit à la #SacemAfricaNightTrace la reine de l’afroPop a fait le show. @yemialadee @zyon_stylei @TRACE_Urban @LeXxSmith @CTropicalesRFI pic.twitter.com/dwsXg2ZPnb
— valorizlamarque (@valorizlamarque) June 7, 2018
MAA finalist Bez provided a moment of calm lyricism with his acoustic guitar…
#MIDEM Envoûtante prestation de @BEZidakula avec l’excellente chanson Super Sun sur la plage @midem pic.twitter.com/ubLUY5gEy7
— Citizen Cannes TV (@CITIZENCANNES) June 6, 2018
Brazil’s Joyce Candido and friends had kicked off the evening, with a special “Brazil Experience” concert series in partnership with SEBRAE & Appex Brasil.
Ce soir avec Joyce Candido le Brésil s’invite à #BoccaCabana @midem @villecannes @davidlisnard @Sandra_Sanchez6 @lucb067 @EmmaRacc @BountytyCannes @MireilleBoissy @TdePariente @EricCatanese @frankchikli @CannesIsYours @cannes_michel #Cannes #CotedAzurFrance pic.twitter.com/mqrt7d0fBq
— Jean (@laujeanp) June 6, 2018
Kiff No Beat also blew up the SACEM African Night. You can watch their show in full on TRACE Africa’s Facebook page!
Watch the @sacem African Night, live from the #midem #beach, right now courtesy of our friends at @TRACEAfrica_! @KIFFNOBEAT now up, @yemialadee next… https://t.co/Ex799EPtRC pic.twitter.com/NhwlN6bMcz
— Midem (@midem) June 6, 2018
Adango, discovered on the Midem Africa Forum roadshow last April, was another highlight of the SACEM African Night…
La Sacem African Night c’est parti! On commence en douceur avec l’artiste afropop /afrojazz Adango #midem pic.twitter.com/r8NHRTo99o
— Sacem (@sacem) June 6, 2018
Then French pop-rock act and MAA finalists Hyphen Hyphen then literally tore the house down. An incredible end to an incredible night!
ICYMI: #MAA finalists @HYPHENHYPHEN rocking out at the #midem #beach last night! Full concerts round-up soon… (video via @Dgrospiron) pic.twitter.com/I4YtiD4QCL
— Midem (@midem) June 7, 2018
