Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy was spotted hanging out with the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley.
The 12 minutes video was sighted on the Twitter handle of Japheth Joshua Omojuwa, a Nigerian author and political commentator.
In the video, Burna Boy was seen hugging Mottley while they both shared pleasantries.
His visit comes at the end of the island’s annual Crop Over festival. His attendance at the festival makes him the first Afropop star and international act to perform at Tipsy Barbados.
He tweeted after the event: “Thank you Barbados”
Burna Boy who in a recent interview dubbed his sound as “Afro-fusion”: a mixture of sounds from the continent along with global strains of hip-hop, EDM, and pop and is widely known for international hits like “Ye,” “On The Low,” “Kilometre,” and “B. d’Or”.
Described as one of the defining musical acts of today’s African diaspora, Burna Boy was nominated at the 2022 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year (for contributions to Justin Bieber’s Justice) and Best Global Music Performance (for “Do Yourself”)
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— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) July 18, 2022
