Burna Boy Brings Afrofusion to NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
Performing tracks from ‘African Giant’ and ‘Outside.’
Burna Boy has offered his remarkable take of Afrofusion for NPR‘s Tiny Desk Concert series. The 28-year-old pioneer serenaded the office space with tracks like “Gbona,” “Wetin Man Go Do” and “Dangote” from July 2019’s African Giant, along with a rendition of “Ye” from his third studio album, Outside.
The Nigerian star’s African Giant received praise from both fans and critics alike as the 19-track album served as a rallying cry and stake in the ground. “[Afrofusion is] real, whether you understand what I’m saying or not, your soul is going to stand up,” he said in a recent interview with HYPEBEAST. “Everything comes back to the root and the root is so important; everything comes back to the beginning. Music started with drums, to announce childbirth, the coming of the king, trouble in the land or something. That’s where the music started, that soul is always going to be there. So whether you understand it or not, it’s here to speak to you.”
Watch Burna Boy’s NPR Tiny Desk appearance above.
In other music news, King Krule debuted four new songs in his Hey World! short film.
