{"id":73617,"date":"2023-06-05T17:37:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/05\/burna-boy-makes-history-in-london-with-soldout-stadium-show\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T17:37:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:37:42","slug":"burna-boy-makes-history-in-london-with-soldout-stadium-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/05\/burna-boy-makes-history-in-london-with-soldout-stadium-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Burna Boy makes history in London with soldout stadium show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Burna Boy has won rave reviews for his historic concert in London on Sunday \u2013 where he became the first African artist to headline a UK stadium.<\/p>\n

Some 80,000 fans watched the Nigerian star\u2019s sellout show with a setlist spanning his decade-long career, from early hit Like to Party to the anthemic Last Last.<\/p>\n

\u201cWords can\u2019t explain my emotions right now\u2026 there\u2019s nothing else I\u2019d dreamed more of,\u201d said the Grammy-winning star, who grew up partly in the British capital.<\/p>\n

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Look at Burna Boy\u2019s reaction as the crowd sing It\u2019s Plenty. Super proud and amazing pic.twitter.com\/IiNddmvKVb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Warlo (@STFUWARLO) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Burna Boy was flanked onstage by dozens of dancers and was joined by a succession of stars \u2013 including Stormzy, J Hus, Dave and Popcaan \u2013 during the two-hour set at the grounds of West Ham United football club.<\/p>\n

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Burna Boy just did. \ud83d\ude0a https:\/\/t.co\/jsK9Wxajqc pic.twitter.com\/cj7KVCrbUZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Unruly Outsider (@UnrulyOutsider) June 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t the first time African music is at the forefront,\u201d says Eddie Kadi who presents the Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show on BBC radio.<\/p>\n

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Believe!!!!!! Sold Out Business
Thank you London and Love to everyone that supported me in Making history!!
Till the Next One \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\u203c\ufe0f#BurnaBoyLondonStadium<\/a> #LoveDaminiStadium<\/a> #LoveDaminiStadiumTour<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qtHoyMcZOr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Burna Boy (@burnaboy) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But, he says, we can credit Afrobeats\u2019 huge popularity to the way it absorbs and transforms a variety of genres, and because young people from Africa\u2019s global diaspora have cemented African music in the cultures where they live.<\/p>\n

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Burna Boy sells out 80,000 capacity London Stadium in London, UK. #BurnaBoyLondonStadium<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6iShJWxxb3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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