Star has launched a new label with Burna Boy and everyone is raving about the all-new STAR. Star lager is up to something exciting again, as the brand recently launched an all-new label which has got everyone talking. The all-new…
What does Burna boy’s Grammy nomination mean for Afrobeats? – Dami Ajayi
This month has been special for Burna Boy and his team. On November 18, NPR released the video recording of Burna Boy’s intimate (read self-absorbed) tiny desk concert performance. The liner notes hinted at some distaste for how Burna Boy…
*Court orders final forfeiture of N280m from Obinwanne Okeke to FG (Guardian) *We’re back on Lagos roads, VIS tells motorists (PMNews)
Court orders final forfeiture of N280m from Obinwanne Okeke to FG (Guardian) The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N280,555,010 traced to Obinwanne Okeke to the Federal Government. Justice Rilwan Aikawa…
Grammy 2020: Burna Boy nominated in ‘Best World Music Album’ category (Punch)
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has made the list of nominees for 2020 Grammy Awards. The organisers of the Grammy Awards had on Wednesday released the list of artistes nominated for the awards with Singer…
Who Fela epp?: 5 Nigerian Artistes Inspired by Fela Anikulapo Kuti – Uzoma Ihejirika
Every year, all around the world, the life and works of Nigeria’s foremost musical icon, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s are commemorated with music, arts and fanfare at the weeklong Felabration festival.Founded 21 years ago by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, Felabration presents an opportunity to…
When Big Boy interviewed the African Giant, Burna Boy – Uzoma Ihejirika
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has come a long way. From the 2011 Burn Series Mixtapes, through 2013’s critically acclaimed L.I.F.E, to the slump that was 2015’s On a Spaceship, to rediscovering himself on 2016’s Redemption EP, down to 2018’s outstanding Outside, Burna Boy has had rosy days,…
Burna Boy’s ‘African Giant’ sets new record on UK albums chart (TheCable)
African Giant, the latest album of Damini Ogulu, Nigerian Afrofusion artiste better known as Burna Boy, has become the highest-ranking African album ever on the UK albums chart. The globally acclaimed album debuted at number 16 on the UK albums…
Burna Boy and the Fela influence – Dami Ajayi
Twenty-two years after Fela‘s death, his accomplished older son, Femi Kuti, is 58 years old, the exact age Fela was when he succumbed to HIV/AIDS. Seun Kuti, his younger son, in whose hands the mantle of leading the Egypt 80…
What does Beyonce’s “Gift” really mean for African music?- Dami Ajayi
Since Black Panther and Wakanda, Africa seems to have become the darling of tokenistic Western patronage again. It is now woke to be African only if it can be inspected through the lens of the West. Aspects of our multitudinous…
Burna Boy Set To Appear On Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Guardian)
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Dammy Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! This was disclosed by entertainment consultant, Bizzle Osikoya who posted on his twitter page that the “Ye” singer would feature on the…