By Rasheed Sobowale
Nigerian musician (singer and songwriter), Burna Boy has lost the 62nd Grammy Award to Beninese, Angélique Kidjo.
Real name, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Burna Boy’s first studio album titled “African Giant” was nominated in the 2020 World Music Album Award category along with others including;
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Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
Burna Boy
Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet
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Angelique Kidjo
The Grammy Award nominees are albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.
28-year-old Burna Boy in 2019, won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards, and was also the Apple Music’s Up Next artist.
Angelique Kidjo, 59-year-old singer-songwriter, actress, and activist is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos.
She was remarked “Africa’s premier diva” by Time magazine in 2007.
She is known for her hit songs which include…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
