Burna Boy  named on THE LIST OF TIME 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024

Burna Boy – The Nigerian based international Afro-fusion superstar and self proclaimed African giant had landed a spot on TIME 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024. Burna Boy has now become the first Afrobeats artist to made the list of  TIME 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024

Writing the article about Burna Boy on Time magazine, Angelique Kidio wrote, “Ten years ago or so, when young African musicians would come to me for advice, I would tell them, “You don’t need to mimic American artists! The world needs the amazing richness and beauty of our traditional African music and our culture. This land is where most of modern music comes from. This source of inspiration is inexhaustible. Its freshness and its elegance will get the world’s attention for sure.”

Kidio continued, “Burna Boy has made that vision a global reality. Inspired by the fantastic drums of Nigerian folk music, and studied in the craft of the great African singer-songwriters, he follows in the footsteps of Fela Kuti—the internationally celebrated Afrobeats artist and activist. Burna Boy’s deeply original flow and his signature groove have conquered the world with an impressive series of firsts: in 2023, he became the first African artist to sell out a U.S. stadium, and in 2024, he became the first Afrobeats artist to sing at the Grammys.

Burna Boy’s deeply original flow and his signature groove have conquered the world with an impressive series of firsts: in 2023, he became the first African artist to sell out a U.S. stadium, and in 2024, he became the first Afrobeats artist to sing at the Grammys,” she concluded.

Burna Boy is probably the greatest musician to come out of Africa. He has changed the way the rest of the world perceived African music. He has enriched the culture of Africa with his sound, spreading the vibes of Africa to the rest of the world. His music should be appropriately be called Afro-fusion because it is a mixture and concoction of afrobeats, Highlife, Jazz, R&B, hip hop and African traditional vibes . Without doubt, he is truly an African giant.

Burna Boy to the world!