Burna Boy conquers the Swiss charts – questionable superstar



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Nigerian Damini Ebunoluwa Ogul aka Burna Boy is the biggest pop star in Africa and has long been a global pop phenomenon. There are two major problems with his lyrics.

Burna Boy raps and sings in a mixture of English, Yoruba and English pidgin.

Burna Boy raps and sings in a mixture of English, Yoruba and English pidgin.

Photo: Warner Music

As a critic you sometimes find a fly in the ointment. That crooked tone or that bad rhyme that completely ruins the enjoyment of an otherwise successful song or album. In the case of Nigerian rapper and singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogul, you will find the hair, or more precisely: the two hairs, if you listen carefully to his new album “Twice As Tall”.

Critics have so far agreed that Burna Boy – as the 29-year-old calls himself a musician – has just released his, if not his best, second best album.

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