Burna Boy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Burna Boy play “Gbona“, “Wetin Man Go Do“, “Dangote“ and “Ye“ at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: Twitter: Instagram: Nov. 18, 2019 | Bobby Carter -- While preparing for Burna Boy’s Tiny Desk appearance, it was evident early on that his performance would be strictly business. After exchanging pleasantries on the phone with his mother and manager, Bose Ogulu, she made it clear there wouldn’t be time for much of anything else. “Burna has been working really hard so please bear with us,“ she told me. “The band will arrive well before him. Let me know the latest time at which he can arrive.“ The Nigerian singer and songwriter is one of the biggest African artists in the world. He’s also a pioneer of Afro-fusion which incorporates sonics and influences from a myriad of genres, laid on an Afrob