Popular Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, known by his stage name, Burna boy, has released his much talked about album, ‘Twice as Tall.’
According to reports, the just released album was inspired by his Grammy loss.
Burna Boy who was nominated for the 2020 Best World Music Award category, lost to Angelique Kidjo. He was nominated for the category based on his album, ‘African Giant.’
He stated on his Instagram page that he wanted his album art to speak for itself since it was a journey through a bunch of emotions and energies at different points in time.
He also said he was grateful for all the talents that came together from all over the world to pull this off and hoped it would spark something in the listeners.
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He wrote: “Honestly, no title cause I wanted the art to speak for itself, this album was a journey through a bunch of emotions and energies at different points in time.
It has now morphed into something bigger than me. It serves as a bridge for mankind to show that we’re all different but still very much the same. I’m grateful for the unreal talents that came together from ALL over the world to pull this off.
“Shout out to the OG @diddy for coming on board and sprinkling his own unique spice on this! I hope I’m able to spark something in you when you listen.”
The album features artistes like Youssou N’Dour, Diddy, Naughty by Nature, Sauti Sol, Chris Martin and Stormzy.
The album has 15 songs with genres ranging from afro-pop, afrobeat, bashment, afro-swing, kapuka, reggae-fusion to electronic.