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Afro-Fusion star, Burna Boy makes history, becomes first Nigerian singer to headline MSG

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1 year ago

April 29, 2022

Nigerian singer and Afro-Fusion creator, Burna Boy, made history when he officially became not just the first Nigerian music star to headline the Madison Square Garden, MSG, New York, but also the first to have a sell out on live-streams on YouTube with his “One Night In Space” show on Thursday

Burna Boy joined the likes of legendary Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson as headliners at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

The feat in itself was a massive win for Burna Boy and the African continent, which went on to show the immense talent in every part of Africa.

The Nigerian music icon who featured as a guest on the American Talk show ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,’ as a teaser for the sell out MSG show, was at his very best as he left everyone including Trevor himself, in stitches with his naturalness and authenticity.

The ‘One Night In Space’ showcase came shortly after Burna Boy’s recently sold out debut show at LA’s The Hollywood Bowl, performances at 2021 Global Citizen Festival and The Governor’s Ball, as well as recently sold out international shows at London’s O2 Arena, Paris’ Accor Arena, Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome and more venues around the globe, which were part of his 2021 Space Drift tour.

These recently sold out shows have gone to earmark Burna Boy as one of the most sought after millennial music stars to come out of Africa.

Burna is also basking in the euphoria of the success from his groundbreaking fifth studio album ‘Twice As Tall’, which became an immediate sensation, earning more than 5 million worldwide streams within its first hour of release.

The ‘African Giant’ has also revealed plans for an exclusive limited line of merchandise that will be made available to commemorate the historic event as the first Nigerian musician to ever headline the world-renowned venue.

He also promised a classic fusion of elements and themes combined with his explosive energy and the true spirit of New York City, which will culminate into an unforgettable night in New York City.

A few days ago, the trio of Burna Boy, Wizkid and Rema became the first Nigerian music acts to top the Aftican spotify weekly charts.

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Burna Boy becomes most streamed Nigerian artiste

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1 day ago

June 3, 2023

Akanimoh Etim

Grammy-award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, is now the most streamed music artiste on all streaming platforms after overtaking Wizkid who was the undisputed leader.

In its current release, Top Chart Africa posted that the “Love, Me, Damini” exponent who dropped a new single “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” on Friday, topped the list of “most streamed Nigerian artistes on all visible streaming platforms with 8.47 billion combined streams, closely followed by Wizkid with 8.39 billion streams.”

The leading pop culture platfurn which focuses on African creatives, takes a poll of the most streamed act every month with a release at the end of the month.

The talented singer, songwriter and record producer who is also set to break the attendance record with a sold out London Stadium for his “Top of the World” on Saturday night, also dusted the likes of Davido who 3.76 billion streams, Rema with 3.67 billion streams and CKay who polled 3.28 billion streams to complete the top five most streamed artistes.

Other Nigerian artistes who made the list include Tems, Omah Lay and Asake who made his debut on the chart.

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Egyptian Coptic Christians celebrate entry of ‘Holy Family’ into Egypt

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2 days ago

June 2, 2023

Akanimoh Etim

Egyptian Coptic Christians on Monday, June 1, celebrated the historic entry of the “Holy Family” after travelling from Palestine through Sinai and into the Delta, before moving far south to Assuit, where they spent almost four years before leaving.

The Egyptian government which announced and promoted the celebration, said the project would restore and renovate 25 holy sites that were stopping points for the Holy Family during their stay in Egypt.

The Egyptian government said in the statement that stops had been fully restored and openned for visitation in various governorates such as Cairo, Kafr al-Sheikh, Al-Gharbeyyah, Al-Sharqiyyah, Al-Beheirah, and Al-Minya, while other important stops would be renovated for the celebration next year.

“This national project is part of the government’s efforts to preserve such historic sites, benefit local communities, and promote religious tourism,” the statement said, noting that the festivals related to the “Journey of the Holy Family were added to the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List in 2022.”

The entry of the Holy Family to Egypt has become a national celebration of the Coptic Orthodox Church with the Fraihi rite on the 24th of the month of Bashans of the Egyptian calendar, which is the first of June of each year, as celebrated in the first centuries AD.

The journey of the Holy Family which had Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus, according to the Coptic Christians, took them three and a half years where they had to make several stops.

“All three of them, Jesus who was two years old at the time, his mother, the Virgin Mary and his father, Joseph the carpenter,” the church history said.