Burna Boy celebrates L.A.'s African diaspora at star-making Wiltern show
The 28-year-old Nigerian singer-songwriter, born Damini Ogulu, plays a misty, soulful Afrobeat sound — a genre that grew from the country’s own ’70s spin on American funk and rock, and now pulls from hip-hop and Jamaican club styles as well. He parlayed huge success in his home country into a major-label deal with Atlantic and collaborations with a dizzying range of guests: Fall Out Boy, Future, YG and Jorja Smith.
At the Wiltern on Thursday, his set reaffirmed a cutting-edge truth with a thousand-year history: African music sees the future, wherever it goes.of Nigerian stars making huge inroads in the streaming era. Wizkid is a favored Drake collaborator , and Davido has sent a pair of songs onto U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop airplay charts. Mr Eazi has signed to Diplo’s Mad Decent label, and Warner Music has a new U.S. distribution deal with the Nigerian label Chocolate City.
That was kind of telling: “African Giant,” for all its Atlantic Records backing and a melange of American and U.K. guests, never dilutes its sound to cater to Anglo audiences, or even to the hip-hop and R&B scenes that are dabbling in Afro-pop right now. Burna Boy’s music is savvy and modern but undistracted by obvious crossover moves. He grew up loving American hip-hop and R&B but bends stars like YG and Future to his world.
Many of his singles try to make sense of Nigeria’s tumult since its 1960 independence, chastising Nigeria’s gaudy billionaires and cycles of poverty. “Killin Dem” is a steely street tune, and its clamorous, intricate beat knocked hard and hypnotized at once. But he’s also a fine balladeer: “Pull Up” is a tender, splendidly written R&B tune that puts Nigerian blues guitar into a whole new, beautifully appointed setting.
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