Hits like “Yawa Dey,” “Soke,” and “Pree Me,” as well as successful projects like L.I.F.E (Leaving an Impact for Eternity and On a Spaceship, have solidified Burna Boy’s status at the top of the new afropop scene. Over the weekend, the Nigerian artist played his first ever concert in New York City, at Times Square’s Playstation Theater. The night was the first stop of Burna Boy’s long-awaited North American tour, Outside Tour, in promotion of his latest EP, Redemption. The show, presented by W&R Projects, started out with none-other-than Swizz Beatz introducing Burna Boy’s set, something which the star producer told the crowd he rarely did for other artists. Throughout the set, you could spot DJ Tunez and Swizz Beatz, decked out in a Ruff Ryfer’s jacket and bandana, dancing on stage behind Burna Boy.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 08, 2017 23:03 UTC