Angélique Kidjo has released the music video for her song “Do Yourself,” featuring Burna Boy. In the visual, directed by Meji Alabi, both musicians can be seen dancing to the song at an “outsider cafe” while musicians and singers in the background join along. Check out the video below.
“With Burna Boy, we have written the anthem for a new Africa—laced with modernity,
beauty, and energy,” Kidjo said in a statement. “We revere Africa because she is the birthplace of all humanity. We won’t let her fall apart, we know she is strong like metal and steel. A long time ago we learned that if you want Africa to change, you have to do it yourself!”
“Do Yourself” is taken from Kidjo’s most recent album, Mother Nature, which was released last year. Kidjo earned three nominations at the 2022 Grammys: Best Global Music Album (for Mother Nature) and two Best Global Music Performance nods (for “Do Yourself” and the Yo-Yo Ma collaboration “Blewu”).
In April, Burna Boy will perform his One Night in Space concert at Madison Square Garden, marking the first time a Nigerian artist will ever have headlined the iconic New York venue. Burna Boy released his album Twice as Tall in 2020 and has followed it up with new songs like “Kilometre,” “Question,” and the Polo G–featuring “Want It All.”
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