{"id":131115,"date":"2023-12-14T13:21:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/14\/reactions-as-wizkid-set-to-headline-middle-easts-soundstorm-festival-in-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:21:51","slug":"reactions-as-wizkid-set-to-headline-middle-easts-soundstorm-festival-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/14\/reactions-as-wizkid-set-to-headline-middle-easts-soundstorm-festival-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Reactions As Wizkid Set To Headline Middle East\u2019s \u2018SoundStorm Festival\u2019 In Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Afrobeat superstar, Ayo Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, has arrived in Saudi Arabia in ahead of his performance at the SoundStorm Festival.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming few days after Wizkid declared his intention to give N100 million to kids so they could celebrate Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-903280 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_0786.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"936\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>After spending time in Nigeria following his mother\u2019s burial, Wizkid finally departed the country on Wednesday, December 13, heading for Saudi Arabia, where he will play the main act at the \u201cSoundStorm Festival,\u201d the largest regional <strong>festival<\/strong> in the Middle East, in Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration is expected to get underway on Thursday, December 14.<\/p>\n<p>A video of their arrival in Saudi Arabia was posted by DJ Tunez, Wizkid\u2019s personal disc jockey, before the singer\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: Simi Reacts As Fans Spot Her Protruding Tummy, Reveals Her Pregnancy Status<\/p>\n<p>See reactions below\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>ak_fmg<\/strong> penned:<em> \u201cOmo my daddy no dey carry last!! We shutdown!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>boiialone96<\/strong> wrote: <em>\u201cOil money. No wonder baba dash out 150 meter\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>saka_cubana1<\/strong> said: <em>\u201cEven tho baba no release music for 1 year the Grace no be from here na only God fit run am \ud83d\udcaf\ud83e\udd85\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SEE VIDEO:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C0z-NBCtgqM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-158110082\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrobeat superstar, Ayo Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, has arrived in Saudi Arabia in ahead of his performance at the SoundStorm Festival. 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