Burna Boy and Tems: Afrofusion goes global

Burna Boy and Nigerian singer Tems’ collaborative album African Renaissance is a fusion of Afrobeats, R&B and West African folk traditions. The duo has collaborated with Pharrell Williams and Senegalese dancer-songwriter Omar Sosa. The hit single “Golden Dawn,” which seamlessly blends Burna Boy’s Yoruba chants with Tems’ ethereal vocals, topped the Apple Music Pan-African chart and garnered 200 million views on TikTok via dance challenges. The album’s success solidified West Africa’s dominance of the global beats genre.