Burna Boy’s mum and manager, Bose Ogulu, has been included in the 2021 Billboard’s International Power Players list.
Billboard’s International Power Players recognises industry leaders who are nominated by their companies and peers as well as selected Billboard editors — with primary responsibility outside the United States.
The International Power Players list includes label executives, music publishers, independent entrepreneurs, artiste managers, and concert promoters.
Billboard, while recognising Ogulu’s work in an article published on its website on Monday, wrote “Amid the pandemic, Ogulu co-executive-produced, released and promoted the ‘Twice As Tall’ album from Nigeria’s breakout global star Burna Boy (aka her son, Damini Ogulu).
“He is signed to Bad Habit/Atlantic in the United States and Warner Music International for territories outside of Africa. ‘Twice As Tall’ won Best Global Music Album at this year’s Grammy Awards.
“Bose has set up a publishing company through Spaceship Collective to enable Africans to own their own catalogs ‘so that the authenticity of our stories, our glory, our culture is sustained,’ she says, ‘and we are empowered’.”
Ogulu is a daughter of Benson Idonije, Fela Kuti‘s manager.
She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in foreign languages and a Masters of Arts in translation from the University of Port Harcourt as well as a successful career as a translator for the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce.
Fluent in English, French, German, Italian, and Yoruba, Ogulu is also the founder of Spaceship Collective, the holding company to Spaceship Records and Spaceship Publishing.
