Burna Boy
The African Giant, Grammy Award 2021 — Singer and composer — Afrobeats, Afro-fusion
Biographie
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known as Burna Boy, was born in 1991 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Grandson of Fela Kuti's manager, he made Afro-fusion his signature and became the 'African Giant': his album Twice as Tall won the Grammy for Best Global Music Album in 2021. Eight studio albums, from L.I.F.E (2013) to No Sign of Weakness (2025), and huge stages: Lowlands and Flow Festival in 2022, an event concert in London for YouTube Music Nights in 2024, and headlining North Sea Jazz's 50th anniversary in 2026. His concerts filmed by festival-goers in Montreal and New York can be seen in our 'Filmed by festival-goers' feed.
Distinctions and benchmarks
['Grammy Award 2021: Best Global Music Album for Twice as Tall', 'BET Award for Best International Artist in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023', 'Fighting of the 50th North Sea Jazz (Rotterdam, 2026)', 'Concerts at Lowlands (2022), Flow Festival (2022) and London for YouTube Music Nights (2024)']
Discographie
['L.I.F.E (2013)', 'African Giant (2019)', 'Twice as Tall (2020)', 'Love, Damini (2022)', 'I Told Them... (2023)', 'No Sign of Weakness (2025)']
On the Poster — Festivals
- 2026 — North Sea Jazz, Rotterdam: 50th edition of the poster (July 11, 2026) — See the festival entry
- 2022 — Lowlands, Biddinghuizen: In Concert for the 30th Lowlands Edition (21 Aug. 2022) — See the festival entry
- 2022 — Flow Festival, Helsinki: Main Stage of the Flow Festival — concert captured by ARTE and Yle (12 August 2022) — See the festival entry
See also
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African Giant Live from London — YouTube Music Nights, KOKO Camden, July 15, 2024 (official channel)
In our articles
Rolling Loud India: Burna Boy's Indian debut in Mumbai
In Rotterdam, North Sea Jazz celebrates 50 years of jazz
Performing formats
- Concert — main stage
- Festival — headliner