The Dubai’s Department for Economy and Tourism, DET, formerly known as Dubai Tourism, is set to unveil international Afrobeat superstar, D’banj, popularly known as Koko Master, as the official Afrobeat Artist of the AfroZonsDubai Soundoff.

This was disclosed in a statement made available to INFO DAILY even as build-up to the Afrozons Dubai Soundoff, holding in March of next year, gains momentum.

According to The statement, DET, is with the ultimate vision of positioning Dubai as the world’s leading tourism destination and commercial hub so as to increase the awareness of Dubai among global audiences and to attract tourists and inward investment into the emirate.

It added that DET is the principal authority saddled with the responsibility of planning, supervision, development, and marketing of Dubai’s tourism sector.

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“It markets and promotes the Emirate’s commerce sector and is responsible for the licensing and classification of all tourism services, including hotels, tour operators and travel agents. Brands and departments within the Dubai Tourism portfolio include Dubai Business Events, Dubai Calendar, and Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment,” the statement added.

On the event coming up, the statement added that an official website on the standoff show and how to join the Koko Master in Dubia had already been launched.

“It gives you information on the discounted travel packages and how to stand a chance to win a trip giveaway. The winners will receive flight tickets for two, hotel accommodation, feeding, special tours, airport transfers, and visa’s (where necessary), to attend the AfroZons Dubai Soundoff in March 2022.

“The Afrozons Dubai Soundoff has received incredible feedback across all markets since its launch. We are very proud of what has been accomplished until this day and the partnership between DET, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism and our partner Afrozons has proven to be very successful. Therefore, we are excited to announce another milestone in the Soundoff, which is having D’Banj join us as the lead musician for this incredible project.

“We are convinced that his energy and positive attitude are a great fit for our brand and that he will take this project to the next level. Finally, we are thankful to having D’Banj aboard for this journey and we are certain that we can create an outstanding and memorable event together in Dubai early 2022″, said Issam Kazim, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), host of the AfroZons Dubai Soundoff.”

The Koko Master, who has been quiet for some time, just released a new album titled “Stress Free (Chapter 1)” melodically fits into the theme of the Dubai Soundoff; which is basically an avenue for Afrobeat lovers around the world to have a stress-free time while experiencing the greatness of Dubai.

Read D’banj: “I have always said content is the new Crude Oil and it takes people to create content. This is why I love what the Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) and AfroZons are doing here.

“After the global COVID-19 pandemic, people and businesses are trying to bounce back, stress free. The AfroZons Dubai Soundoff drives that purpose by bringing people together in a stress free environment. I am excited to be part of this project and look forward to the many ways we can make the Dubai Soundoff a massive success”, D’Banj said.

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known by his stage name as, D’banj, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, businessman and the founder of DB Records.

He has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007; Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009; Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards, and Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards.

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Mr. Oyebanjo who adopted the stage name D’banj, a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, Oyebanjo, is best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit “Oliver Twist”, an up-tempo dance fusion of Afrobeats and electronic dance music that topped the African charts in 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching No. 2 on the UK R&B chart.