Burna Boy Breaks Silence After Grammy Award Loss

Angelique Kidjo
Angelique Kidjo, Burnaboy

Nigerian singer Burna Boy has reacted to singer Angelique Kidjo winning the Grammy award for ā€˜Best World Musicā€™ for her albumĀ ā€˜Celia,ā€™.

The ā€˜African Giantā€™ crooner has taken to his Twitter account to congratulate the legendary singer on her win.

Read Also:Ā Video: Moment Angelique Kidjo Dedicated Her Award To Burna Boy

Advertisement

He tweeted;

ā€Congratulations mama

Burna
Kidjo, while accepting her award, took the time to praise the wealth of new talent coming from the continent. ā€œThe new generation of artists coming from Africa are going to take you by storm and the time has come.ā€
She then went on to dedicate the award to Burna saying, ā€œthis is for Burna Boy, [he] is among those young artists [who] came from Africa [who] are changing the way our continent is perceived, and the way African music has been the bedrock for every [type] of music.ā€