{"product_id":"9798765144619","title":"Burna Boy’s African Giant","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3 Africa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBurna Boy’s African Giant\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDotun Ayobade | Michael E. Veal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Individual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrican Giant \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on how the album-both as a compendium of 19 songs-and its associated tour combined to foreground a case for African visibility and dimensionality as they are negotiated by contemporary African musicians on the world stage. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the album did not win Burna Boy a Grammy (that honor goes to 2020 album \u003ci\u003eTwice as Tall\u003c\/i\u003e), it illuminates the influences and Nigerian-diasporic cultural worlds to which Burna Boy's craft might be read. The book explores the sonic, aesthetic, and discursive strategies adopted by Burna Boy in his quest for a distinct personal style and global acclaim and investigates the cultural force of Afrobeats through one of its key artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDotun Ayobade\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Performance Studies and Black Studies at Northwestern University, USA. He is the author of Queens of Afrobeat: Women, Play, and Fela Kuti's Music Rebellion (2024).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765144619\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331329491084,"sku":"9798765144619","price":20.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798765144619","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}