Nigerian Afrobeat duo BurnaBoy and Ayra star has added another flower to their hats of many colours as they made it to the playlist of former American President, Barack Obama.
Obama recently released his playlist for the summer, including some world stars and legends, however, BurnaBoy and Ayra Star are the only representatives in the Afrobeat industry to make the list.
In a tweet by the former American president, he wrote; Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new. Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed.
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1682133479037841414?t=UMuV54wUPx1oxc-2NczlOg&s=19
BurnaBoy’s “Sitting On top of the World” and Ayra Star, “Sability” is the album the former American president would be enjoying during the summer.
While it is not news that the president is a fan of Afrobeat, hence the recognition of Ayra star and BurnaBoy, who in their own right has continued to exert their dominance on Afrobeat nationally and internationally.
The list came simultaneously as the Former president also released his reading list as well.
This comes at a time when both BurnaBoy and Ayra Star are leading the pack in the ongoing Headies award in their respective categories
In the list, we also have late American rapper, 2-pac with California Love, Snooze” by SZA “Not Strong Enough” by Boygenius “Only Have Eyes 42” by Janelle Monáe “Blue Train” by John Coltrane “Dancing In the Dark” by Bruce Springsteen “Princess Diana” by Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj
