Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, thrilled music lovers in New York with an electrifying performance on Thursda...
Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy,
thrilled music lovers in New York with an electrifying performance on Thursday
night at the prestigious Madison Square Garden.
The historic concert with the caption ‘One Night In Space’,
has made Burna Boy the first Nigerian artiste to perform at the famous venue
which has a seating capacity of more than 20,000 people.
A NAN correspondent who attended the show reports that music
fans were in high spirits as the majority were dancing and singing with the
artist.
The supervisor of Guest Services at Madison Square Garden,
Ken Gunser, said the atmosphere of the performance was dazzling.
“The people here seem to be happy, and they are in a good
mood,’’ he said.
According to him, the show attracted no fewer than 31,000
persons while over 81,000 viewers were reported following his performance
online.
Burna Boy fans, both white and blacks, expressed delight
about the stage performance of the artist and praised his exceptional talent.
One of his fans told NAN that one of the reasons he liked
Burna Boy is his ability to keep his audience.
“Since I have been following him, he has not changed his
style and that is why I like him and I am here tonight to watch the show,’’ he
said.
Also, a female fan told NAN that Burna Boy’s music makes her
happy, saying, “that is why I am here this night.’’
Burna Boy had earlier in the day visited the United Nations
Headquarters in New York, ahead of his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.
The ace singer who went in the company of his mother and
manager, Bose Ogulu, met with the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina
Mohammed, during the visit.
Ms Mohammed shared a picture of the visit on her Twitter
page on Thursday morning, as she extolled the singer’s creativity.
She wrote: “I had the opportunity to welcome my compatriot
@burnaboy here at the @UN HQ.
“Burna continues to inspire young people around the world
with his amazing talents.”
Burna Boy is an Afro-Fusion singer, whose iconic song “Twice
As Tall”, which was released in August 2020, earned him his first Grammy award
win.
In February, the singer was named the first-ever African
artiste to hit 200 million streams on music streaming platform, Boomplay.
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