2019 has been a roller-coaster ride for Nigerian Afro-fusion singer,
Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy. Selling out concerts, winning various international awards and niw topping it up with a nomination at the upcoming 2020 Grammy Awards with his album African
Giant, making it his first Grammy nomination.
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The Ye crooner’s album is nominated in
the category of Best World Music Album,
containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music
recordings.
The nominees for
the 2020 Grammy Awards were announced by president/CEO Deborah Dugan and
Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and producer Harvey Mason Jr., along
with host Alicia Keys and Bebe Rexha.
Burna Boy’s African Giant is in the same category with Grammy Award winner,
Angelique Kidjo’s CELIA; GECE by Altin Gün, WHAT HEAT by Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules
Buckley and FANM D’AYITI by Nathalie
Joachim With Spektral Quartet.
In an
interview published on Grammy’s website in
August this year, Burna boy revealed his biggest duty and goal as a global
artiste which is to leave a great impact using music.
In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad
Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group
internationally. His third studio album Outside (2018) marked his major-label
debut. In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards. He was
also announced as Apple Music's Up Next artist. His fourth studio album African
Giant was released in July 2019.
Burna Boy’s rose to fame with the
banging single, ‘Like To Party’ released under the Aristokrat imprint.
King Sunny Ade, Femi Kuti and Seun
Kuti had all gotten nominations in the category in the past.
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