Angélique Kidjo shares “Do Yourself” music video featuring Burna Boy

The song appears on Kidjo’s Grammy-nominated album Mother Nature.

February 10, 2022
Angélique Kidjo shares “Do Yourself” music video featuring Burna Boy (L) Photo by Fabrice Mabillot. (R) Burna Boy. Photo via Atlantic Records  

Beninese artist and overall cultural titan Angélique Kidjo released her 17th studio album Mother Nature last year, and the project is up for three Grammys this year. Kidjo is nominated in the Best Global Music Album category and has two nods for Best Global Music Performance for "Gwenu" and "Do Yourself." The latter, Burna Boy-featuring track has a brand new music video, out today.

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While a song about grit and self-determination, "Do Yourself" offers a music video that plays up the song's jolly, grin-inducing vibe. Burna Boy dances in front of a store with a full band while Kidjo sings with some dancers in a studio. The two never meet in the same space (other than for one quick digital effect-created appearance) and that's kind of a shame, considering the chemistry they have on the track. Watch below:

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“With Burna Boy, we have written the anthem for a new Africa—laced with modernity, beauty, and energy. We revere Africa because she is the birthplace of all humanity," Kidjo said in a press statement. "We won’t let her fall apart, we know she is strong like metal and steel. A long time ago we learned that if you want Africa to change, you have to do it yourself!”

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Angélique Kidjo shares “Do Yourself” music video featuring Burna Boy