Colombian Afrobeats Singer Kapo Plays Buenos Aires on 17 September
ARGENTINA · LIVE MUSIC
Key Facts
- —The date Thursday 17 September 2026. Doors at 7 p.m. Buenos Aires time, show at 9 p.m.
- —The venue Movistar Arena, Humboldt 450, Villa Crespo. Capacity is roughly 15,000.
- —The tour This is the Afro Rosa Tour, built around his Afrobeats-influenced Colombian pop.
- —The tickets The arena’s own site sells from 80,000 pesos, about US$53. It is not sold out.
- —The sound Colombian Afrobeats, sometimes called afrolov. Afro rhythms crossed with reggaeton and melodic pop.
- —The catch Resale sites list two to four times face value. The official site is cheaper.
Two years ago he was unknown outside Colombia. On Thursday he headlines a 15,000-seat arena.
Kapo plays the Movistar Arena on Thursday 17 September 2026, in Buenos Aires. Doors open at 7 p.m. local time and the show starts two hours later.
The date is part of the Afro Rosa Tour. Tickets remain on sale through the arena’s own site.
Face value starts at 80,000 Argentine pesos, roughly US$53. The venue holds about 15,000 people.
Who He Is
Juan David Loaiza Sepulveda was born in December 1997 in Zaragoza, in the Colombian department of Antioquia. He performs as Kapo.
He is the most visible figure in what Colombian media call afrolov. The label describes Afro rhythms crossed with reggaeton and melodic pop.
The breakthrough came in 2024 with Ohnana. It entered the Billboard Global 200, reached number eleven on the US Latin chart and was certified platinum in the Latin category.
Uwaie followed and spread through short-form video. It peaked at sixteen on the same US Latin chart.
The awards arrived quickly. He took best new Latin or urban artist at the 2025 iHeartRadio awards.
Lo Nuestro gave him a new artist prize the same year. A Spanish award for best new Latin act had come in 2024.
Why This Sound Travels South
Afrobeats reached Latin America through Colombia rather than through Brazil or the Southern Cone. The Pacific coast has its own long Afro-Colombian musical tradition.
That gave Colombian producers a bridge the rest of the region did not have. What arrived from Lagos met something already local.
Argentina has taken the result enthusiastically. The city now books Colombian urban acts at arena scale rather than club scale.
The shift is recent. A decade ago the same artists would have played a theatre of a thousand seats.
Tickets and the Resale Gap
The official seller is the arena’s own site. Entry-level tickets are advertised from 80,000 pesos, about US$53.
A secondary site currently lists the upper tiers between roughly 187,000 and 316,000 pesos, about US$124 to US$209. Those are resale prices, not face value.
The show is not sold out. Resellers describe it as having final places, which is sales language rather than an official status.
The difference between the two channels is large enough to matter. Check the arena before you buy anywhere else.
Getting to the Arena
The arena stands at Humboldt 450 in Villa Crespo, west of the city centre. It is not in the Palermo bar district, despite being close to it.
Subte Line B to Dorrego is the simplest approach. The Urquiza line to Federico Lacroze and the San Martín line to Villa Crespo also serve the area.
Several Metrobus routes stop nearby, including the 34, 99, 109 and 166. The building is fully roofed, so September weather is not a factor.
Seating is mixed, with a standing floor and tiered seats. Which you get depends on the tier you buy, so read the seat map.
What to Expect on the Night
Arena shows here start later than the printed time. A 9 p.m. billing usually means the headline act appears closer to ten.
Bars inside take cards. Argentine venues have moved away from cash, which regularly catches out visitors who arrived with pesos in hand.
Taxi supply around Villa Crespo thins after a show, because the surrounding streets are residential. Book your ride before the last song.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does Kapo play in Buenos Aires?
Thursday 17 September 2026 at the Movistar Arena, Humboldt 450, Villa Crespo. Doors open at 7 p.m. local time and the show starts two hours later.
How much are tickets?
Face value starts at 80,000 Argentine pesos, about US$53, through the arena’s own website. Resale listings run several times higher and are not official prices.
Is the concert sold out?
No. Tickets were still available through the official seller, and descriptions of final places on resale sites are marketing language rather than an official status.
What kind of music does he make?
Colombian Afrobeats, sometimes called afrolov. It crosses Afro rhythms with reggaeton and melodic pop, and it made him one of the region’s fastest-rising acts in 2024.
How do I get to the venue?
Subte Line B to Dorrego is the simplest route. The Urquiza and San Martín lines also serve the area, as do several Metrobus routes.
Sources: Movistar Arena listings, Indie Hoy, Que Hacemos, and published tour material for the Afro Rosa Tour.
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