DJ Mensah provides clarity on Sarkodie’s ‘supposed’ performance at the Olympics in Paris

DJ Mensah, the official disc jockey for Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has cleared the air on his earlier submission about Sarkodie being billed to perform at the Olympics in Paris.

In an interview on Asaase Radio on July 2, the Disc Jockey while detailing some activities lined up for him in the year said Sarkodie had been billed to perform in Paris at the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

“With me and Sarkodie, we have some few shows. We haven’t announced it yet but we are playing at the Olympics opening somewhere in August and also there is an event that we have to attend in the US. And I have another show Ghana Fest in Canada which is just like Ghana Party in the Park,” he said.

However, DJ Mensah later posted on X to clarify his statement. he explained that Sarkodie’s performance will not happen during the opening ceremony as he asserted but at an event that will be held during the period of the Olympics.

“Let me clarify this before I’m misinterpreted: There “MIGHT” be an event in Paris around the same time the Olympics is happening, but it’s *NOT” during the opening ceremony. This is to provide more clarification on what is circulating,” he wrote.

The opening ceremony of the Olympics is scheduled to take place on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France while the closing ceremony is slated for August 11, 2024.

The proceedings for the opening ceremony of the Olympics will include an artistic programme showcasing the culture of the host country and city, the parade of athletes and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

For the first time in the competition’s history, this year’s opening ceremony, directed by Thomas Jolly, will be held outside an Olympic stadium.

The ceremony is estimated to have about six hundred thousand spectators in attendance and broadcast to 80 giant screens in public.