How Afrobeat Is Finding a New Home in North Wales Through Emerging Artist Don Gz

Afrobeat’s global rise has largely been associated with major UK cities such as London, Birmingham, and Manchester. However, in recent years, a quieter cultural shift has been taking place in North Wales, where Nigerian-born artist Emmanuel Eze-Ogwa, professionally known as Don Gz, has been contributing to the genre’s growing visibility in the region.
Rather than positioning himself solely as a performing artist, Don Gz has become part of a wider cultural movement introducing Afrobeat into spaces where it was previously less present, particularly within student communities, multicultural events, and grassroots music gatherings in Bangor and surrounding areas.
Since relocating to Wales...