Burna Boy says he was very relieved when he won the Grammy
The Grammy award winning artist emphasizes that musicians on the continent should continue telling African stories. Burna Boy won a Grammy on March 14, 2021 (BBC) Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has spoken of the palpable relief that swept through him when he won the Grammy in the Best Global Music Album category on March 14, 2021. “I felt very relieved, a lot of relief because I deserved it,” Burna Boy says straight-faced in an interview with the BBC . "So if I didn't get it when I was hoping, a situation wouldn't happen where it's like I wouldn't get what I deserve again, you know?" he adds, referencing the previous year when he missed out on winning the award. Burna Boy hit the music scene in 2012, after releasing his debut album L.I.F.E. He realised afterwards that his music touched a number of people and transcended several cultures. “It’s bigger than me and that’s when it kind of hit me that this is not a hobby anymore, you used to