Entertainment
Why it’s good Fela didn’t exist in this generation – Burna Boy
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has said it is good that the late afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, didn’t exist in this generation because most of the people revering him today would have criticised and called for his arrest.
He said it was good that he existed for the period he did, which offered him the opportunity to pass on the kind of messages his songs carried.
Burna Boy, whose maternal grandfather, Benson Idonjie, was Fela Kuti’s first manager, stated this in a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in New York.
According to him: “What I have realised is that the times are really funny. Fela in his time was going through things that, if he was here today, it might have been a whole different feeling like a whole bunch of people from Nigeria who you see today celebrating Fela, are the same people that would have been tagging the police to go and arrest Fela if there was Twitter then.
“So, at the end of the day, I feel like God doesn’t make mistakes. You know what I mean like the times are just perfect for everyone, you know. If he [Fela] was here today, like his career started now, he may not have the space to explore that [his conscious creativity] because there is too much in this day and age that it just doesn’t interlock with the spirits. Right now, spirituality is almost non-existent.
“Now, it [the society] is just mostly run by stupidity and ignorance. It was still the same back then [during Fela’s era] but it wasn’t as amplified or accessed [as it is today]. Now, everything is defined by stupidity and ignorance.
“I’m grateful for the fact that he [Fela] existed in his time so that we can get an experience of the true organic nature of what he was, the essence of what he stood for and the messages he passed across to us.”
Mark Angel, a Nigerian comedian, has responded to speculations that he is no longer managing teen comedians Emmanuella and Aunty Success.
During a TikTok live session, the comedian revealed that he has stepped down from managing the young stars and that their careers are now managed by a professional agency.
“There was a time when I managed Emmanuella and Success when they were kids, but I no longer manage them.
“I am too busy to manage them. So, they have an agency that manages them, but I still work with them,” he said.
The comedian went on to say that even if he no longer manages the teenagers, his connection with the girls would not go down and that it is still solid.
He insisted that he would continue to work with them with the same passion that had garnered them recognition.
Big Brother Naija reality show star, Tacha has removed Davido’s tattoo from her chest.
The development came after Tacha’s fell out with Davido.
Gatekeeper reports that the duo fell out after the reality star tackled Davido for liking a shady tweet about her colleague, Phyna in October 2023.
In response, the singer went on to like a tweet that subtly shaded Tacha.
Amid the public altercation, Tacha vowed to remove the tattoo of Davido’s face drawn on her chest.
However, in a now trending video on her Instagram page, Tacha who recently relocated to the UK, shared the procedure of how the tattoo was removed.
Recall that she got a tattoo of the singer before she entered Big Brother house back in 2019.
Entertainment
Wizkid equals Burna Boy’s record as Nigerian artist with most charting albums on Billboard
Grammy Award winner Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has equalled his colleague Burna Boy’s record as the Nigerian artist with the most charting albums in Billboard, 200 history.
The Starboy accomplished the feat after his latest album ‘Morayo’ debuted at number 98, selling 13,000 units in its first week.
As a result, Wizkid and Burna Boy are the Nigerian artists with the most Billboard 200 charting albums (4 each).
“Wizkid ties Burna Boy as the Nigerian artist with the most charting albums in Billboard 200 history (4 each),” music monitoring platform Chart Data wrote via X on Friday.
‘Morayo’ also debuted at number 4 on the Billboard World Albums chart.
With the recent announcement of his fifth studio album ‘5IVE’ scheduled to be released next year, Davido could also join the tie as he has already debuted three albums on the chart.
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