Wiyaala Announces 2025 European Tour with The Yaga Yagas

 

The “Lioness of Africa” is roaring back to Europe! Ghana’s Wiyaala has just announced her 2025 tour dates alongside her powerhouse band, The Yaga Yagas.

Raised in Funsi, in Ghana’s Upper West Region, Wiyaala fuses Afro-pop, rock, and West African folk, singing in Sissala, Waala, and English. Her shows are more than concerts—they’re experiences. As she says, her mission is to “make them laugh, make them cry, and then make them rock.”

With her commanding voice, vibrant dance, and infectious charisma, Wiyaala has already lit up stages from WOMAD UK and Summerfest New York to the Commonwealth Games in Australia. “Feisty is not the word – she is a powerhouse in the mode of a young Angelique Kidjo, effervescent and funny, she rocked the crowd and got a great reception” declared Nigel Wood for the Irish Times at Womad UK.

Offstage, she is a committed advocate for children’s rights and education. Back home in Funsi, she’s built The Lioness Kingdom—a cultural hub featuring the Wiyaala Arts Centre, a community radio station, and a guesthouse. It’s no wonder the BBC has praised her songs for their “messages of empowerment and resilience.”

2025 European Tour Dates

Aug 26 – Zmaj ’ma mlade, Postojna, Slovenia

Aug 30 – Bold (Acoustic), London, UK

Sep 12 – The Sound Lounge (Acoustic), Sutton, UK

Sep 13 – Music in the City (Acoustic), Southampton, UK

Sep 19 – Culture Centre, Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia

Oct 03 – Ljubljana Castle, Slovenia

Oct 10 – Hangar Bar, Izola, Slovenia

Oct 23 – Celje Theatre, Slovenia

Nov 08 – Seldas, Schaffhausen, Switzerland

This is your chance to experience one of Africa’s most dynamic live performers in an intimate European setting.