Nigerian-born American hip-hop artiste, Jidenna, arrived Lagos on Tuesday, ahead of the Heineken Live Your Music parties.
The 32-year-old is expected to perform on Friday, October 27 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja and on Saturday, October 28 at the Eko Atlantic in Lagos.
Jidenna was announced as host at a press cocktail for the 2017 Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week earlier in the month by Marketing Manager, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Franco Maria Maggi.
Born to Tama Mobisson, a white accountant, and Oliver Mobisson, an Igbo academic, Jidenna grew up partially in Nigeria, where his father was working as a professor of computer science at Enugu State University.
When Jidenna was six-year-old, the family moved back to the United States after they had suffered a kidnap attempt.
In 1995, the family moved to Norwood, Massachusetts, and then to Milton, Massachusetts, in 2000.
His father died in 2010.
Jidenna’s major musical influences include KRS-One and Big Daddy Kane, as well as the Nigerian Highlife music genre.
