Today is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu’s birthday, popularly known as Burna Boy. The popular afrobeat singer who draws his inspiration from African Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti has produced a lot of songs and earned a lot of awards in the entertainment industry. Here are his top 5 songs:
- Killin Dem ft. Zlatan: This record breaking song took over the entertainment industry, as it also introduced a new style of dance steps known as ‘gbese’.
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Ye – This was another record-breaking song that captured the attention of afrobeat and chant lovers. The song is an open declaration of success and self-empowerment.
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Rock your body: This is also another song which is flavoured with the appreciation of the woman’s body.
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On the low: This song explores Burna Boy’s romantic side as he speaks about one Angelina in his song and how she has captured his attention.
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Odogwu: With this song, Burna Boy goes back to the roots of Igbo culture and tradition which reflects in the imagery used in the video.
Burna Boy has won a lot of awards in the entertainment industry; however, the most recent are:
- BET Award for Best International Act (2019 and 2020)
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The Headies Award for Best Collabo 2019 with his song ‘Killin Dem’ featuring Zlatan
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The Headies Award for Artiste of the year (2019)
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The Headies Award for Song of the Year 2019 with his song ‘Ye’.
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The Future Awards Africa Nigeria Prize for Young Person of the Year (2019)
Which other songs of Burna Boy do you like? Let us know in the comment section
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