{"id":5983,"date":"2021-11-03T23:54:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T23:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2021\/11\/03\/wstrn-perform-student-union-see-my-world-festival\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T23:54:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T23:54:46","slug":"wstrn-perform-student-union-see-my-world-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wstrn-perform-student-union-see-my-world-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"WSTRN perform at Student Union for See My World Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The group performing at MMU <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

West London R&B group WSTRN <\/a>headlined at the See My World festival on October 23 celebrating the UK\u2019s African and Caribbean diaspora.<\/p>\n

Approximately 50 thousand people attended the festival which lasted until 3 a.m.<\/p>\n

See My World 2021<\/a> celebrated the first Pan-African congress in 1945, curated for the younger generation with the aim to celebrate Black culture.<\/p>\n

The event was hosted by DJ Darka and DJ Tillz at the Manchester Metropolitan University\u2019s Student Union<\/a>, with live performances by Dreya Mac, July 7, Ebii and Simi.<\/p>\n

DJ sets were performed by Juls, Star.One, G2, DJ Dark and DJ Silva, some of which revisited urban UK Garage classics such as Things we do for love by Sticky feat. Kele Le Roc, as well as playing a mixture of current songs.<\/p>\n

The main performance took to the stage last with WSTRN’s Louis Rei, Akelle Charles and Haile.<\/p>\n

Louis and Haile started the performance with the 2019 hit \u2018Medusa\u2019, later joined on stage by group member Akelle.<\/p>\n

Their set included popular songs Txtin’, Maggie and Stardawg, Ben’ Ova, Be my guest, Mama Stay and the group’s debut single In2. <\/p>\n

Dreya Mac<\/a>, also from West London performed a mix of Rap and Afro Beats, showcasing her versatility with songs On my way, Summer 21 and Let Me Take My Time.<\/p>\n