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Arathejay Announces Debut Headline Concert “Nimo Live” Slated for Dec. 19

Published

6 months ago

November 27, 2024

Ghanaian music sensation Arathejay is set to cap off a breakthrough year with his first-ever headline concert, “Nimo Live,” scheduled for December 19th at the Alliance Française. The intimate show promises to celebrate his incredible journey in 2024, a watershed year in his meteoric rise to fame as an artist.

The concert comes on the heels of a stellar year that has seen Arathejay rise to prominence in the African music scene. His breakthrough has been characterized by significant milestones, including being spotlighted on Spotify’s #FreshFinds Africa Artists in June and later recognized as Apple Music’s Spotlight Artist in October.

The highlight of Arathejay’s year has undoubtedly been his hit single “Jesus Christ II” featuring Black Sherif. The track has become a national phenomenon, maintaining an impressive position in the top three of Apple Music’s “Top 100: Ghana” since its August release. The song’s success has now been further validated by its inclusion in Apple Music’s “Africa Now: Best of 2024” playlist.

To build excitement for the upcoming concert, Arathejay will release a new single titled “Grenade” on Friday, serving as a prelude to the “Nimo Live” experience.

“This concert is going to be just me and my fans because we deserve a celebration for the year. I’m excited to connect with my fans and share this moment of gratitude for an incredible year. It’s going to one that will rank up there with the best intimate shows,” Arathajay shares.

Fans can look forward to more details about ticket prices and guest artist appearances in the coming weeks.

The “Nimo Live” concert is set to be a defining moment for Arathejay. He has vowed to showcase his unmatched craft and exemplify the momentum he has built through his debut project “Finding Nimo Series: The Capsule” and standout tracks that have captured the hearts of music lovers across Ghana and beyond.

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Caitlin Cook’s Musical Bathroom Odyssey Hits the UK

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1 week ago

May 9, 2025

Joni Jones

What do cowboy dicks, milk pistols, and public toilet walls have in common? They all find a strange kind of poetry in The Writing on the Stall, the wildly inventive musical comedy from US performer Caitlin Cook, landing in the UK this summer. After sold-out runs Off-Broadway, at Edinburgh Fringe, and in London, the New York Times Critic’s Pick returns for a short UK tour—playing Brighton’s Komedia (31 May & 1 June) and Soho Theatre, London (4–7 June).

Set entirely in a public bathroom, The Writing on the Stall is anything but private. In this whip-smart and wickedly funny one-woman musical, Cook dives into the scrawled messages and mysterious wisdom etched on cubicle walls and turns them into something bold, bizarre, and unexpectedly moving. The songs are catchy, the jokes are razor-sharp, and the show isn’t afraid to get its hands dirty—literally.

Armed with a guitar and a knack for digging gold out of the obscene, Cook crafts a genre-defying hour that’s part stand-up, part cabaret, and all catharsis. This is confessional comedy with clever hooks, pitch-perfect melodies, and enough surprises to keep your eyebrows permanently raised. Expect satire, sincerity, and some surreal props—rumour has it a pair of slingshotted knickers makes a cameo.

Caitlin Cook isn’t your average musical comic. She’s Oxford-educated, New York-hardened, and streaming in the tens of millions. She’s also collaborated with some of comedy’s finest, directed offbeat hits, and performs as one-half of the musical duo 2/3rds of a Threesome. With this new UK run, she’s not just touring a show—she’s building a movement that blurs the lines between comedy, theatre, and performance art.

If you missed her during her Edinburgh frenzy, this is your chance to catch the musical everyone’s been whispering about in pub toilets and shouting about in five-star reviews. You might come for the laughs, but you’ll stay for the songs that (fair warning) may live rent-free in your head for months.