{"id":11556,"date":"2015-11-13T06:10:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T06:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=11556"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:11:13","slug":"idris-elba-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/idris-elba-2","title":{"rendered":"Idris Elba Is Set To Open For Madonna&#8217;s Rebel Heart Show in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Elba, known as DJ Driis when he makes music, is a talented DJ, producer, and rapper. He is taking his career to the next level by opening for Madonna.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11557\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/idriselbadj.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/idriselbadj.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/idriselbadj-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/idriselbadj-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/36.media.tumblr.com\/5208fdf1029744a0f6caac92cd288927\/tumblr_nqmbdv328U1tguoxuo1_500.png\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>He will open for Madonna\u2019s next show in Berlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madonna is travelling all around the globe for her <em>Rebel Heart Tour<\/em>. Several celebrities have opened for her shows, Amy Schumer, DJs Diplo, Lunice, Rejjie Snow and Mary Mac. Now it is Elba\u2019s turn. He will accompany the pop idol in her Berlin show this weekend. The Internet has been petitioning for Elba to play the next James Bond, and though <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/idriss-james-bond\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that may not happen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, at least he gets to perform with a former Bond theme singer.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11558\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/Idris_Elba_DJ.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/Idris_Elba_DJ.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/Idris_Elba_DJ-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/Idris_Elba_DJ-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn1.celebhush.com\/Idris_Elba_DJ.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>He is already pretty accomplished\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elba has been in music since the early 2000s. In 2001, he appeared in music videos for artists Fat Joe, Angie Stone and Giggs. In 2006, he recorded a four-song EP called <em>Big Man<\/em> for Hevlar Records. The next year he co-produced and performed on the intro to Jay-Z&#8217;s album<em> American Gangster<\/em> and DJ&#8217;d at the NBA All Star parties at The Venetian and Ice House Lounge in Las Vegas. Two years later, he was the DJ for BET&#8217;s new series Rising Icons. He released his EP <em>High Class Problems Vol<\/em>. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 2010, which won prizes like a Billboard Music Awards nomination<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11559\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/Idris-Elba-to-open-for-Madonna-with-live-DJ-set.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"702\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/Idris-Elba-to-open-for-Madonna-with-live-DJ-set.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/Idris-Elba-to-open-for-Madonna-with-live-DJ-set-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/sv\/b\/upi\/UPI-8341447177033\/2015\/1\/a9627b02b7b6997bff1f98736816a0ec\/Idris-Elba-to-open-for-Madonna-with-live-DJ-set.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>He has been working hard on music lately<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elba has been building up his music, which may soon be as big as his acting career. Last year, he recorded <em>\u201cMi Mandela,\u201d<\/em> an album of South African music that goes with the biopic <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Elba starred as Nelson Mandela in the film. A couple of months ago, he joined forces with Nigerian hip-hop artist D&#8217;Banj and Sierra Leonean rapper Shadowboxer for D&#8217;Banj&#8217;s new single, <em>&#8220;Confidential.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0He has also been playing DJ shows at festivals such as Glastonbury, Snowbombing and Ibiza Rocks. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11560\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/dbanj.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/dbanj.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/dbanj-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/dbanj-85x55.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artrubic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dbanj.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Watch the Confidential music video below:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Confidential - D&#039;Banj ft. Driis + Shadow Boxxer [Official Video] * 2015\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yaHaK9BR5Jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[interaction id=&#8221;56457d8e737e4fee1d9f5dfc&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-african-actors-and-actresses-that-hit-the-big-time\">SEE ALSO:\u00a010 African Actors And Actresses That Hit The Big Time.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably know Idris Elba from his acting in\u00a0The Wire, BBC series Luther, and 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