Win VIP Tix To Bonnaroo With Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang!

Win VIP Tix To Bonnaroo With Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang!


Janka Nabay, the one and only king of Sierra Leonian Bubu music is headed to Bonnaroo and he's taking lucky OKA winners with him and The Gang! This is your last minute chance to win a weekend pass (not Thursday) to Manchester, Tennessee's most famous music festival! To win, follow @JankaNabay and @Okayafrica on Twitter and tweet at us "#BubuBonnaroo."  1st place winners will receive 2 VIP access tickets, and 2nd place winners will receive 2 general admission tickets - all tickets are valid Friday through Sunday. We will announce winners via DM tomorrow morning (Thursday June 7). Don't forget to CHECK YOUR DIRECT MESSAGES!

Again, this is your last chance to see St. Vincent, the tUnE yArDs, Radiohead, Black Star, The Roots, Scrillex, Bon Iver, Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang, and a ton of other acts!

***Tickets are non-transferrable. Tickets cannot be sold.

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