Who has played in Norway, and which shows were announced? Explore artists from Africa and the diaspora, with dates, venues, organisers and sources you can check yourself.
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Performed: sources show the concert took place. Announced: we have only found sources from before the date. Single source describes the number of independent reports.
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Afro Energy World (MC Charlene Egbe)
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “BNXN, Hjorten Scene, Trondheim, 21 November 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-11-hjorten-scene-bnxn#2025-11-hjorten-scene-bnxn, accessed 29.10.2026.
MFA Events, Its a Vibe Entertainment og Club Afrique (MFA Entertainment AS)
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “BNXN, Youngs Nede, Oslo, 20 November 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-11-youngs-nede-bnxn#2025-11-youngs-nede-bnxn, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
MFA Entertainment AS
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Deno, Wallmans Oslo, Oslo, 15 November 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-11-wallmans-deno#2025-11-wallmans-deno, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Mulatu Astatke, Cosmopolite, Oslo, 7 November 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-11-cosmopolite-mulatu-astatke#2025-11-cosmopolite-mulatu-astatke, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
Oslo World
Oslo World 2025
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “The Zawose Queens, Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo, 1 November 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-11-victoria-the-zawose-queens#2025-11-victoria-the-zawose-queens, accessed 29.10.2026.
Oslo World
Oslo World 2025
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Arka'n Asrafokor, Goldie, Oslo, 31 October 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-10-goldie-arkan-asrafokor#2025-10-goldie-arkan-asrafokor, accessed 29.10.2026.
Oslo World
Oslo World 2025 – åpningskonsert
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Hakim, Oslo Konserthus, Oslo, 28 October 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-10-oslo-konserthus-hakim#2025-10-oslo-konserthus-hakim, accessed 29.10.2026.
Oslo Afro Arts Festival
Oslo Afro Arts Festival 2025
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Innoss'B, Oslo Afro Arts Festival 2025, Oslo, 30 August 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-08-oslo-afro-arts-innossb#2025-08-oslo-afro-arts-innossb, accessed 29.10.2026.
Oslo Afro Arts Festival
Oslo Afro Arts Festival 2025
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Tabanka Djaz, Samfunnssalen, Oslo, 29 August 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-08-oslo-afro-arts-tabanka-djaz#2025-08-oslo-afro-arts-tabanka-djaz, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “BCUC, Folken, Stavanger, 14 August 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-08-folken-bcuc#2025-08-folken-bcuc, accessed 29.10.2026.
Øyafestivalen
Øyafestivalen 2025
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Pa Salieu, Tøyenparken, Oslo, 9 August 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-08-toyenparken-pa-salieu#2025-08-toyenparken-pa-salieu, accessed 29.10.2026.
Øyafestivalen
Øyafestivalen 2025
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Florence Adooni, Tøyenparken, Oslo, 7 August 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-08-toyenparken-florence-adooni#2025-08-toyenparken-florence-adooni, accessed 29.10.2026.
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “King Paluta, The Venue by 2104Events (Tvetenveien 158), Oslo, 2 August 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-08-tvetenveien-king-paluta#2025-08-tvetenveien-king-paluta, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “K.K. Fosu, The Venue by 2104Events (Tvetenveien 158), Oslo, 2 August 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-08-tvetenveien-kk-fosu#2025-08-tvetenveien-kk-fosu, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
Slottsfjell
Slottsfjell 2025
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Tyla, Slottsfjell (Baglerscenen), Tønsberg, 11 July 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-07-slottsfjell-baglerscenen-tyla#2025-07-slottsfjell-baglerscenen-tyla, accessed 29.10.2026.
Afro Energy World – MC Charlene Egbe
Afro Energy Festival
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Davis D, Bergen International Cultural Center, Bergen, 28 June 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-06-bergen-international-cultural-center-davis-d#2025-06-bergen-international-cultural-center-davis-d, accessed 29.10.2026.
Oslo African Pilgrimage Festival 2025
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Jaliba Kuyateh & Kumareh Band, Cosmopolite, Oslo, 15 June 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-06-cosmopolite-jaliba-kuyateh#2025-06-cosmopolite-jaliba-kuyateh, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “The Zawose Queens, Folken, Stavanger, 4 June 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-06-folken-the-zawose-queens#2025-06-folken-the-zawose-queens, accessed 29.10.2026.
Live Nation
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Joeboy, Rockefeller, Oslo, 24 April 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-04-rockefeller-joeboy#2025-04-rockefeller-joeboy, accessed 29.10.2026.
MFA Entertainment AS
Club Afrique x DJ Neptune
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “DJ Neptune, O'Learys Oslo Vika, Oslo, 11 April 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-04-o-learys-oslo-vika-dj-neptune#2025-04-o-learys-oslo-vika-dj-neptune, accessed 29.10.2026.
Live Nation
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Victony, Vulkan Arena, Oslo, 28 February 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-02-vulkan-arena-victony#2025-02-vulkan-arena-victony, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
Live Nation
Announced – we have only found sources from before the date, not that the show took place.
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Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Headie One, John Dee, Oslo, 14 February 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-02-john-dee-headie-one#2025-02-john-dee-headie-one, accessed 29.10.2026. (announced; not confirmed as performed)
Oslo Mela
Oslo Mela 2025
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, row “Etran de L'Äir, Oslo Mela 2025, Oslo, 2025”, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet?id=2025-oslo-mela-etran-de-l-air#2025-oslo-mela-etran-de-l-air, accessed 29.10.2026.
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Dates and venues must be stated by the organiser, venue or ticket seller, or in two independent reports. Rows with a single press report are labelled Single source. Source confidence is separate from performance confirmation. Performed requires evidence that the concert took place. Future bookings are labelled Scheduled. Only upcoming bookings explicitly approved by the editors are public; other future rows remain private. A past date without occurrence evidence is labelled Announced, never automatically Performed. Rows without a source are not published. Each row shows its sources and the date we checked them.
Dates without a known day count as coming up only when the whole month or year is still ahead. Otherwise they appear in the record below, without asserting whether the show has taken place.
Afrobeats.no, “The Concert Archive – concerts in Norway by artists from Africa and the diaspora”, dataset, https://afrobeats.no/en/konsertarkivet, sources last checked 27.10.2026, accessed 29.10.2026.
The Register is now the Concert Archive; older links redirect. Irrelevant Mela sources were removed, archive references show the year, the pre-2002 festival name was corrected to Verden i Norden, and an uncertain Ya Levis entry was held back. There are now 572 public rows.
Sources for Tyla's 2025 Slottsfjell performance were clarified: an archived front page that does not name her was removed, and a dated performance photograph was added.
Upcoming dates for Tyla at Oslo Spektrum on 30 October 2026 and Tayc at Sentrum Scene on 11 November 2026 are now visible. They are labelled scheduled, separately from past concerts.
The register was expanded from 46 to 573 public rows (1991–2026). Every row is sourced; every past show was checked for whether it actually took place.
Scope clarified: the register covers artists who come to Norway from abroad. Norway-based artists were removed (including Matata, Dody Obams, Mabira and GiddyGang & Vuyo).
Removed cancelled shows: Ayra Starr at Bergenfest 2023 (replaced by Nissi) and NSG in Oslo 2025 (moved from Rockefeller to Blå, then cancelled).
Dates corrected from primary sources: Souad Massi (postponed to 26 April 2023), J Hus at Rockefeller (22 November 2017), Dave at Parkteatret (21 October 2019), Little Simz at Bergenfest (16 June 2018), Tinariwen at Folken (21 May 2015), Sauti Sol at Cosmopolite (5 October 2018).
Date precision lowered where the month was only inferred (Oslo Mela rows now show the year).
Burna Boy's first show in Norway was at Kadetten on 29 June 2022, not in 2023 as older notes said.
The register was created with 46 sourced rows.
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