Afrobeats legends — Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, (Burna Boy) has been listed on Rolling Stone’s updated list of the top 200 Greatest Musicians Of All Time.
The popular American magazine features only the duo of the late Fela and Burna as the Nigerians on the list, with Fela — the originator of Afrobeats, coming 188th on the list, while Grammy Award winner — Burna Boy made it to the 197th on the list.
Rolling Stone describes Fela as an iconic singer who, ‘through his music, shared an anti-colonialist, Pan-Afirican vision and challenged Nigeria’s corrupt military government, which routinely subjected him and those around him to immense harm’.
Describing Burna Boy, Rolling Stone writes: ‘Burna’s voice is sweet like caramel, but it can also soar on slickly produced tracks like his recent megahit “Last Last,” or the 2019 gem “Anybody,” amped up by deep bass accents and insanely sophisticated polyrhythms. His vocal lines find inspiration in everything from hip-hop and R&B to hooky pop and dancehall — the world is his playground.’
Recall that Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’ was named the biggest Afrobeats song of 2022 by the magazine last month.
