JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, January 2026 | This weekend marked a milestone for Young Jonn as he made his first-ever live performance in South Africa, turning the GoldRush Dome in Nasrec into the epicentre of a cultural convergence. Joining Asake and Focalistic on stage, the sold-out show became a defining moment for African music at large.
Fresh off the global momentum of his sophomore album Blue Disco (141 million streams since its November release), Young Jonn delivered a standout set that saw fans erupt as he performed chart-topping favourites from the album, Che Che and 2Factor. Each record landed with the kind of reception reserved for songs that have already travelled far beyond borders; from playlists to parties, radios to real life.
The on-stage link-up with Asake and South Africa’s own Focalistic transformed the night into a cross-continental moment; a statement of the power of music. Afrobeats and Amapiano, side by side, not in competition but in conversation. Rhythm meeting rhythm, Lagos meeting Pretoria, sound meeting spirit.
In that moment, Blue Disco felt fully realised: not just as an album, but as a living, breathing body of work that continues to move crowds across the continent. The GoldRush Dome hosted a reminder of what African music looks like when unity, excellence and audiences collide.
A monumental night. A shared stage. And a future that sounds unmistakably African.
Blue Disco is out now. Stream/listen here: https://young-jonn.lnk.to/Blue_Disco
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