Nigerian Afrobeats continues to spread far and wide and the latest foreign star to declare love for the genre is Leipzig defender Benjamin Henrichs.
The German defender picked Burnaboy as his favourite Afrobeats artiste and also paid tribute to Davido and Wizkid.
Henrichs pays tribute to Nigeria's music stars
Henrichs is familiar with the African culture, with his maternal roots in Ghana, and when he was quizzed in a recent interview with John Jackson about his favourite Afrobeats star, the Leipzig fullback said; “Burna boy because he’s making good music.”
My friend from Tanzania, John Jackson caught up with German national team and Leipzig player Benjamin Heinrich and he talked about his 3 favourites Afro beat artists. Interesting pic.twitter.com/4HrDG2mGjh
— Oma Akatugba (official) (@omaakatugba) August 30, 2023
In addition to mentioning several Burna Boy songs, he even vibed to some, explaining how the Nigerian superstar's music has a sensational effect on him.
“You know on the low, It’s plenty. You know, it’s good vibes. Davido and Wizkid are also very good.”
Henrichs also sang to one of Davido’s songs in Fall to further highlight his love for Nigeria.
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