Multiple award-winning Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has broken a new record courtesy of his latest album, African Giant.
African Giant has become the most-streamed African album on Spotify with over 200 million streams to its credit.
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This makes it the first African album to achieve such feat on the online streaming platform. The body of work was released in 2019 after a drama the artiste stirred up following his Coachella call-up.
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He had lamented that his name was written in small fonts, whereas he was an African Giant. An act which birthed the album.
The album also earned him a Grammy nomination for the best international act alongside multiple Grammy winner, Angelique Kidjo.