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Burna Boy

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The self-styled African Giant, who folds Afrobeats, dancehall and Fela’s Afrobeat into a sound that fills stadiums. Twice as Tall won him the Grammy for Best Global Music Album.

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Burna Boy: All Rise

In keeping with the ceremonial atmosphere, there were even speeches honouring his chieftaincy.

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About Burna Boy

Port Harcourt, Nigeria · Afro-fusion

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Damini Ogulu grew up in Port Harcourt in a house where his grandfather had managed Fela Kuti, and you can hear it: the horns, the long grooves, the politics. He calls the result Afro-fusion.