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Download Burna Boy Album Tubidy Mp3 & Video Search Engine download burna boy album Tubidy Mp3 & Video Search Engine. tubidy.dj is simple online tool mp3 & video search engine to convert and download videos from various video portals like YouTube with downloadable file and make it available to watch or listen it offline on your device so you can save more bandwidth, by using this site you confirm your consent to our Terms of Use and not download any copyrighted videos. Fully Responsive. You can use this site on your mobile phone, smartphone, tablet and your personal computer! Huge Collections. We scrapped the contents from around the world make this site the biggest collections of videos. Easy to Use. You only need keywords, just type the keywords in search box above on this page and you're ready to download the file as soon as the results are appeared. Album: Burna Boy – Twice As Tall (Zip/Mp3) Burna Boy comes through with yet another new album titled “Twice As Tall ” and is right here for your fast download. Fast download Burna Boy Twice As Tall Album, Free download Burna Boy Twice As Tall Album , Full Mp3 Burna Boy Twice As Tall Album , download Burna Boy Twice As Tall Album. Listen & Download Burna Boy Twice As Tall Album Below: Check the tracklist below, Download Twice as Tall Album by Burna Boy below and Enjoy!! 1. Level Up (Twice As Tall) [ft. Youssou N’oour] || Download. Album: African Giant by Burna Boy. African Giant is the fourth studio album by Nigerian singer Burna Boy . It was released on July 26, 2019, by Atlantic Records, Bad Habit and Spaceship Entertainment. Burna Boy first revealed plans to release the album in April 2019. A private listening session for the album was held in Los Angeles on April 17, two days after his second week performance at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The album has been supported by four singles: “ Gbona “, “ On the Low “, “ Dangote ” and “Anybody”. “Saying ‘African Giant’ goes [to] a lot more than music,” Burna Boy tells Apple Music. “It’s a symbol of strength. That’s what I want my people to feel like, to realise that they are.” On the Nigerian Afrofusion kingpin’s fourth studio album, that credo of understanding your worth and truth rings through songs which address success (“Gbona”), respect (“Anybody”), love and desire (“On the Low”) and poverty, aspiration and the daily grind (“Dangote”). Burna Boy might talk of ancestral influence overtaking his messaging and songwriting—“When it’s time for music to be made, it’s almost like my ancestors just come into me and then it’s them,” he says—but he continues to skilfully consolidate the new with the old. Leading-edge pop, hip-hop and R&B fuse with Afrobeat and reggae traditions in vibrant grooves that are rich but never overcooked. His vocals demonstrate a matching versatility, shifting gears with supercar precision and ricocheting between English, Yoruba and Nigerian Pidgin. “Music is supposed to be a universal language,” he says. “You understanding what I’m saying is secondary. The primary thing is what does the person inside of you hear? What does your spirit hear? That’s the job of music—that’s what it’s supposed to do.” Burna Boy Songs. Burna Boy Pays homage to American former professional basketball player, Michael Jordan in ’23’ music video. This is also in honour of Women’s History Month and a follow up to ‘Onyeka‘ video. Produced by Skread, 23 This is shout to Michael Jordan, and the number he wore. And I think . WizKid – Ginger ft Burna Boy [Dance ViDeo] Wizkid presents the official dance visualizer for ‘Ginger’ featuring choreographer/dancer Izzy Odigie! Directed in Soof Light. ‘Made In Lagos’ Out Now! While we anticipate the official music video for Wizkid’s hit song titled ‘Ginger’ off the MIL album, watch and enjoy the official Dance Video performed by Izzy Odigie.. Press . Burna Boy – 20-10-20. African Giant, Burna Boy with pain in his heart hits the studio to pour out his emotions and came out with this record titled ’20 10 20′. This song is inspired by the Lekki Massacre that happened in Lagos on the 20th of October, 2020. On this faithful day peaceful . Burna Boy – Real Life ft Stormzy [ViDeo] After the success of ‘Monsters You Made‘ video, Burna Boy is back with a brand new music video for the track ‘Real Life’. The record is off the album, ‘Twice As Tall’ which is the number one most streamed 2020 Nigerian Album on Audiomack and other Digital platforms. ‘Real Life’ . 2Baba – We Must Groove ft Burna Boy [AuDio + ViDeo] Veteran music icon, 2Baba is here with a new record titled ‘We Must Groove’ featuring Burna Boy. This record is an afrobeat/afrofusion tune produced by Jay Sleek. It’s a conscious music that talks about reality, the fact that we all have to continue moving forward in life no matter the . Burna Boy – Secret ft Jeremih & Serani [ViDeo] After a successful outing in 2019, Burna Boy kick starts the new decade with this new music video for the track ‘Secret’. The song is off the ‘African Giant’ Album and it features Jeremih and Serani. The powerful American singer, Jeremih and Jamaican dancehall artiste, Serani delivered catchy lines with . Burna Boy – Money Play [AuDio] African Giant, Burna Boy delivers a new single titled ‘Money Play’ to bless our speakers this detty December. The new song is for the festive celebration, served for his fans & ballers. Oluwa Burna is the real Nigerian artiste with the hit formula, this time last year he released ‘Killin . Stormzy – Own It ft ED Sheeran & Burna Boy [ViDeo] UK rapper, Stormzy just released a new music video for his song ‘Own It’ featuring UK singer & recording artiste, Ed Sheeran and our very own Afrobeat superstar & African Giant, Burna Boy. The new song is off his forthcoming music project ‘Heavy Is The Head’ album is available for . M.anifest & Burna Boy – Tomorrow [AuDio] Ghanaian rapper, M.anifest teamed up with Nigerian superstar & African Giant, Burna Boy once again for another impressive sound titled ‘Tomorrow’. These two sure makes a good combination as they prove it right with the melody and bars of this jam. Their first joint this year was on a track . Burna Boy – My Money, My Baby [AuDio] After being heard with Rave of the moment, Zlatan on his previous hit track ‘Gbeku’, which is still topping the trending list and gaining more airplay. Burna Boy who always bring to his fans real fire return with another hit which he labeled ‘My Money, My Baby’. Burna Boy got . Zlatan & Burna Boy – Gbeku. Rave of the moment, Zlatan teamed up with African Giant, Burna Boy for another banging collaboration. The new song is titled ‘Gbeku’ and it’s here to ride on the huge success of their first joint ‘Killin Dem‘. Certified hit maker Rexxie proved his blazing producing skills on this new record . Burna Boy – Trap Symphony [AuDio] Burna Boy recreates three hit singles, ‘Ye‘, ‘On The Low‘ and ‘Anybody‘ out of his biggest song into a trap symphony. As an international face of bridging the gaps between genres, communities, continents, and more, Burna Boy was a natural fit for the latest installment of Audiomack Trap Symphony. Backed . Burna Boy – Wetin Man Go Do. “Burna Boy – “Wetin Man Go Do” is the 3rd track on the ‘African Giant’ Album, just after ‘Anybody’. Burna Boy dished out the real Afro-beat vibe on this record just like Baba 70 ‘Fela’. He talks about the Hustle/struggle of an African Man. Press Play & Enjoy the Vibe! . Burna Boy – Pull Up [AuDio] Oluwa Burna the African Giant who has been consistent which his craft and dishing out quality music and hits back to back comes through with a new tune. The new record titled ‘Pull Up’ is here to whet our appetite before the official release of his album. The much-anticipated album . Beyoncé – Ja Ara E ft Burna Boy [AuDio] In the lead-up to the release of The Lion King: The Gift, a collection of music inspired by the 2019 reboot of the classic Disney film, Beyoncé remarked that the project was meant to be ‘a love letter to Africa’. Not unlike the film, The Gift chronicles a saga of . Burna Boy – Anybody [AuDio] African Giant, Burna Boy keeps his rave topnotch with a brand new single ‘Anybody’. The 2018 Nigeria’s and African Best Artiste who has been selling Afrobeat to the world with his series of Tours, performance at international music festivals and hit songs is back with another potential hit! The new . Zoro, Burna Boy, Kizz Daniel, Mayorkun & Small Doctor – Leggo [AuDio] Nigeria’s hottest music artists teamed up to release Nigeria’s first EPL-themed song ‘Leggo’. The all-star collaboration features Burna Boy, Kizz Daniel, Mayorkun, Small Doctor, Kaffy and Zoro in possibly the biggest collaboration to hit the Nigeria music space in recent years. The single was also released with an exciting video, . Burna Boy & DJDS – 34 + Innocent Man [AuDio] Nigeria’s talented Afro-fusion artiste Burna Boy releases a smashing EP titled ‘Steel & Copper’. Oluwa Burna who is currently on this ‘African Giant Tour’ didn’t put a stop to his music creativity as he recently served us with ‘Dangote‘ which currently one of the hottest trending song in the country . Burna Boy & DJDS – Darko + Thuggin [AuDio] Nigeria’s talented Afro-fusion artiste Burna Boy releases a smashing EP titled ‘Steel & Copper’. Oluwa Burna who is currently on this ‘African Giant Tour’ didn’t put a stop to his music creativity as he recently served us with ‘Dangote‘ which currently one of the hottest trending song in the country .
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