Melbourne, Australia
Naaso, Burna Boy don enter Australia like say na him country! As e dey prepare for him much-anticipated tour, the Grammy winner dey bring everybody joy with him new album, No Sign of Weakness. Dis album no be only music; na complete emotional experience wey go make you dance and think at the same time.
Since Burna Boy drop him major-label debut, Outside, for 2018, e don rise like phoenix wey no fit quench. From African Giant to Love, Damini, every tin wey him dey drop na hit, and now wey him don land for Oz, e don dey show fans wetin him sabi do. E don talk say touring dey teach am how our music fit cross borders and connect people. No be small matter o!
In one exclusive gist with Rolling Stone AU/NZ, Burna talk say, “Touring this hard teaches you discipline in a new way. It’s not just stage time… It’s sleep, recovery, hydration…” See as e dey focus! E sabi say when e dey perform, na exchange of energy. Dem dey give am love, and him dey give dem all gree-gree. He sabi say Australia dey show love to the max, and that one dey ginger him performance! (No be all crowd dey do am like that o!)
Burna Boy no just dey focus on the show; e dey think about legacy. E wan make sure say the future generations fit look up to am as dem dey grow. As he talk am, “I think about legacy every day, what the records will say about us when we’re not in the room to explain.” E dey try make sure say him music dey tell story wey go dey shine light on African culture and experience. Nah wetin we call true representation.
No Sign of Weakness no be wetin you go just listen to anyhow. E mix traditional sounds with current vibes wey go make anyone who dey dance forget say dem dey tired. Burna dey collaborate with big names like Shaboozey and Travis Scott, but him still manage to keep e own sound intact. Dem say, “The world came closer, but we didn’t move away from our center to meet it.” Na so proper artist dey behave! No lose your roots because of fame.
As him dey prepare for the Melbourne show, you fit catch am on stage chanting and showing some mad love for him fans. E dey look forward to push boundaries and explore new sounds wey go make everybody wan dance. But wetin dey motivate this man pass anything na him fans wey dey connect with the music beyond language. Even if dem no sabi the lyrics, dem go still feel the rhythm. Na real magic.
Burna Boy no fit wait to show Oz wetin e get. Some fans don dey follow him journey since day one, and now dem fit tell their children say dem see am perform live. The energy go dey mad! (I no go lie, I dey feel like I go join una for that concert! But no be all of us fit fit fly go Australia like dat o.)
As Burna Boy dey touch down on new grounds, e go change the way we dey see Afrobeats on global level. E don dey lay foundation for wetin dey come in future, and we dey watch am closely. Keep your ears open, my padi because the show no go end here!
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