2024 summer is about to be lit again!!

LA mark your calendars and get your taste buds ready!! The popular Afrobeats Block Party & Jollof Cook-Off is back this summer!! We’re taking Afrobeats & popular African culture to the streets LA. Get ready for a total Afrobeats takeover at this festive block party and jollof cook-off.

One of the LA's biggest sold-out events and most talked about Afrobeats event of 2024, the block party is an Afrobeats music & food Festival combined into 7 hours of cultural immersion and pure lituation that puts the vibrancy and diversity of African cultures on full display!!

The event features a super lit afrobeats day party with 5 top DJs, popup shop with several retail & food vendors, Afro-Caribbean food market and a blind tasting 6 country jollof cook-off to settle the popular and never-ending west African jollof war.

Get ready for a culture shock experience & an Afrobeats takeover …Don’t miss out…this was a sold out event last year…Get your tickets now before its too late...come outside LA

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Another summer excitement in the making! We’re taking Afrobeats & popular African culture back to the streets of LA. Get ready for a total Afrobeats takeover at the 2024 LA Afrobeats Block party and Jollof cook-off at the beautiful 20K sq. ft Beehive block 10 mins south of downtown LA.

Anticipated to be one of the biggest events in the summer, the block party will be a spectacle and an experience you cannot afford to miss this year! Check out the video for a taste of how the event went down last year !! The LA Afrobeats Block party will be hosted by the talented actor and comedian Seyi Brown.

Get ready for a festive vibe and a culturally-rich experience on the streets of LA that combines a jollof cook-off with a live block party, pop-up shops, food vendors, and visual art from various African cultures. This immersive fun-filled cultural event puts the vibrancy and diversity of African cultures on full display for all to enjoy.

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Jollof Cook-Off

Which country has the best Jollof? Is it Ghana? Nigeria? Senegal? Sierra Leone? Gambia? Liberia? Cameroon ? Guinea ? etc. The Jollof rivalry between these West African countries is no secret.If you have a West African friend, chances are you have had a jollof dish presented with a hefty serving of trash talk. But is this never-ending culinary war really over taste, or is it sheer display of patriotism and national pride? Let’s determine once again, which country has the best at the LA Afrobeats Block Party and Jolloff cook-off. You can participate and find out for yourself

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Which Chef/Restaurant/Food vendor should represent your country in the Jollof Cook-Off - Click here to nominate

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Age Limit: 21 and over

This event is brought to you by Afropolitan Cities

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Jollof Cook-Off

Can Liberia defend its jollof king title in LA or will another country takeover the throne? Which country really has the best Jollof? Is it Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Cameroon or the reigning king - Nigeria? Don’t believe the hype!! Come and taste for yourself and cast your vote for the country with the best jollof !!

The jollof rivalry between these West African countries is no secret. If you have a West African friend, chances are you have had a jollof dish presented with a hefty serving of trash talk. But is this never-ending culinary war really over taste, or is it sheer display of patriotism and national pride? Let’s determine once again, which country has the best at the 2023 LA Afrobeats Block Party and Jolloff Cook-Off.

We need your vote...Get your tickets now and help us decide

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Which Chef/Restaurant/Food vendor should represent your country in the Jollof Cook-Off - Click here to nominate

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