Burna Boy is a Grammy-winning Nigerian artiste who is well known for not making a bad song.
Is Burna Boy mother related to Fela?
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy was born to Bose Ogulu and Samuel Ogulu in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Burna Boy is greatly influenced by Fela Kuti and is more connected to him than you think.
His mother, Bose Ogulu is the daughter of Nigerian music critic Benson Idonije, who was the manager of Fela Kuti. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in foreign languages and a Masters of Arts in translation from the University of Port Harcourt.
Popularly known as Mama Burna, she manages her son’s music career. She is also the founder and CEO of Spaceship Collective, the holding company for Spaceship Records and Spaceship Publishing.
Burna is not related to Fela Kuti in any way. The way they are connected is through Burna Boy’s grandfather who managed Fela Kuti.
