{"id":41938,"date":"2019-03-05T12:10:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T10:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/burna-boy-unveils-emotional-music-video-dangote\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:36:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:36:11","slug":"burna-boy-unveils-emotional-music-video-dangote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/burna-boy-unveils-emotional-music-video-dangote\/","title":{"rendered":"Burna Boy unveils emotional music video &#8216;Dangote&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><iframe  class=\"pam-featured-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xCPy1jvOp90\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The singer steps aside to put the shine on Nigerians who are facing economic struggle.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Last week, <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/burna-boy\/\">Burna Boy<\/a> released his first solo single of 2019. &#8220;Dangote&#8221; is a Kel P-produced song that makes reference to business man Aliko Dangote, the richest man of Africa. Burna sings\u00a0in Yoruba, English and Pidgin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&#8220;Dangote&#8221; has now its visuals, where we only see the singer at the end, through an old\u00a0cathode-ray tube television. The music video directed by Clarence Peters portrays\u00a0the stories of many Nigerians who are facing economic struggles and the choices that come up from living in those situations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">It start with a quote: &#8220;The richest man in Africa still goes to work every morning. Employment and job creation should be priority for any government. The National Bureau of Statistics puts the estimated number of unemployed Nigerians at 23.1%&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">More than month ago, Burna Boy\u00a0released hit\u00a0&#8220;Killin Dem&#8221; featuring\u00a0rising star Zlatan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Burna will be kicking off his African Giant Tour across North America this April in Boston, one of those dates will see him representing Nigeria at the 2019 Coachella Music Festival along with <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/mr-eazi\/\">Mr Eazi<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Listen to\u00a0Burna Boy and other hits in our Afrobeats Afrobeats\u00a0on\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/panafricanmusic\/playlist\/5fzbLUbqLiEvriBPMlLNbf?si=8S2-iE40Qx-vYDL1Nxd1gw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/sv\/playlist\/2316095842?app_id=105611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deezer<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Read next:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/5-nigerian-classic-albums-of-the-70s\/\">5 Nigerian classic albums of the 70s<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21873\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Burna-Boy-Dangote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1371\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Burna-Boy-Dangote.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Burna-Boy-Dangote-759x560.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Burna-Boy-Dangote-1010x746.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Burna-Boy-Dangote-661x488.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Burna-Boy-Dangote-465x343.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Burna-Boy-Dangote-375x277.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The singer steps aside to put the shine on Nigerians who are facing economic struggle. 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