Umculi waseNigeria owine indondo yeGrammy uBurna Boy uzobe ecula eBarbados kuleli hlobo, ukusetha i-social media abuzz. Ngemuva kokuthi ememezele izinsuku zakhe zokuvakasha ngesikhathi sendatshana yeBillboard Magazine, abalandeli bakhe baseBarbadian ezinkundleni zokuxhumana babehuba ngalezi zindaba ngesikhathi bebona ukuthi olunye lwezinsuku zakhe zokuvakasha beluhlelelwe ukuba seBridgetown.
I-Twisted Entertainment, abagqugquzeli be-Tipsy All White Party, bakuqinisekisile namuhla ukuthi uBurna Boy uzobe enandisa endaweni eshisayo yaseBarbados kuleli hlobo. Uzoba isihlabani sokuqala se-Afropop nomlingisi wamazwe ngamazwe ukucula eTipsy Barbados ngoJulayi ngesikhathi seCrop Over Festival.
UBurna Boy uzocula bukhoma ngoJulayi 17 ehambisana neKes the Band, Voice, neHypasounds.
“Ngemibukiso eqopha umlando, esihloko sithi Hollywood Bowl, futhi muva nje, sidayisa iMadison Square Garden ehlonishwayo, sihlonipheke ngempela futhi sinenhlanhla yokuba nomculi osezingeni likaBurna Boy angagcini nje ngokuthinta isiteji seTipsy kodwa futhi acule eBarbados ngesikhathi. Nqampuna, ”kusho uCrystal Cunningham, onguMxhumanisi Wezobudlelwano Bomphakathi we-Twisted Entertainment.
Lo mfana oneminyaka engu-30, owazalwa u-Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, uchaza isitayela sakhe ngokuthi "Afro-fusion" - ingxube yemisindo evela ezwenikazi lase-Afrika, i-hip-hop, i-EDM, ne-pop. Amanye amaculo akhe ahlanganisa i-Ye, On the Low, Kilometer, ne-B. d'Or.
Iholidi e-Barbados linikeza izinhlobonhlobo zokuhlangenwe nakho kwawo wonke umuntu. Kusukela kulabo abahamba ngendiza ukuzothamela ikhonsathi ethokozisayo efana no-Burna Boy, ukuya kwabadla ukudla, amaqembu emindeni, nabahloli, labo abafuna ukuphumula noma ukuhlola imvelo yase-Caribbean. Abaningi bavakashela i-Barbados ngenxa yamabhishi ahlanzekile namathuba emidlalo yasemanzini, kodwa iBarbados nayo iyisiqhingi esicwile emlandweni esineziqiwi eziningi zemvelo futhi esinabantu abaningi abahlakaniphile kwezobuciko bokudlala nobubonwayo. U-Rihanna ubesanda kuba seBarbados ukujabulela ulwandle nokuphumula kokuba sekhaya nje ku-trimester yokugcina yokukhulelwa kwakhe.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “With history-making shows, headlining the Hollywood Bowl, and most recently, selling out the prestigious Madison Square Garden, we are truly honored and privileged to have an artist of Burna Boy's caliber not only touch the Tipsy stage but also perform in Barbados during Crop Over,” Crystal Cunningham, Public Relations Consultant for Twisted Entertainment, said.
- Many visit Barbados because of the pristine beaches and water sports opportunities, but Barbados is also an island steeped in history with many natural reserves and with many creative people in the performing and visual arts.
- After he announced his tour dates during a Billboard Magazine article, his Barbadian fans on social media were humming about the news when they noticed one of his tour dates was scheduled to be held in Bridgetown.
