A symbolic feat for Burna Boy. This Friday, April 18, the singer is preparing to mark the story and become the first African artist to act in the legendary stage of the Stade of France.
A program that already promises to be historical, in the heyday of the Nigerian phenomenon that only has more than 20 million monthly listeners in Spotify and that has been imposed in recent years as one of the essential figures of the world music scene.
An impressive ascent
Behind the nickname of Burna Boy, Hides Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1991, father at the head of a welding company and a translator mother, since he has become his manager.
Inspired by his idol Fela Kuti, father of Afrobeat, whose career was initially administered by the grandfather of Burna Boy, Benson Idonije, the young artist forges very early a musical identity, nourished by hyp -hop, dancehall, reggae, R&B and Afrobeat.
A style in its own right, which nicknamed “Afro-fusion” and that the singer mixes with a politically committed pen when addressing issues such as colonization, police violence or African memory.
After exposing London for his studies, Burna Boy presented his first album in 2013 Lifecarried by the success of success I like to celebrate. An album for which the artist will be named for the Nigeria Entertainment Awards for the best album of the year.
But it was in 2018 that Burna Boy’s career exploded internationally thanks to the success of his third album, Outsidein which we find the tubes YE EITHER In the casualty.
Since then, the artist has multiplied from the hits (Gbona, anyone, the last last …) and international tours with closed counters and collaborated with the elders: Beyoncé, Coldplay, Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Dave or with the Franco-Haitian singer Joé Dwèt Filé.
Afrobeat at the top
Burna Boy has contributed to popularize Afrobeat on a planetary scale, a genre transported by artists such as Wizkid, Davido, Rema or Temms that has been imposed at the top of the musical classifications in recent years.
Thanks to his success, the singer also raided the way for a whole generation of artists by becoming particular in the first African singer to act in the counters closed in Madison Square Garden in New York or playing the posters at the Coachella festival.
In 2021, Burna Boy also became the first Nigerian artist to win the Grammy Award for the Best World Music Album, for his album Twice higher. And this Saturday, April 18, the artist is preparing to write a new chapter of his career acting on the stage of the Stade de France.
On Instagram, Burna Boy has already promised an exceptional show and announced that several French artists such as rapper Werenoi would be adequate on stage on stage.
“It is always an honor to play for my French fans, and this time, we are going to do great things and better. Prepare, we are about to make history once again,” he said on Instagram.
Source: BFM TV
