DIAMOND PLATNUMZ STUNS AT BET AWARDS RED CARPET IN MAASAI REGALIA

Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz amazed many after rocking a Maasai attire at the BET Awards 2021. According to photos shared from the event, the singer rocked the detailed attire with its accessories, a shield, machete and a beaded neck piece. 

Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, famously known as Burna Boy beat Diamond and Wizkid to win BET’s Best International Act. He was nominated alongside Aya Nakamura (France), Emicida (Brazil), Headie One (UK), Young T & Bugsey (UK) and Youssoupha (France).

On losing the award he said, “Through this award I have seen how much Tanzanians have unity, love and appreciation for our own. I  want to thank each and every one of you for the great love you have shown me. I am happy to see the world mentioning the countries with the best musicians and Tanzania being one of them. I want to thank God and I believe at a different time we will carry it and tomorrow when another artiste is representing the nation give them strength as you gave me. #SwahiliNation we are a Swahili Nation.”

Speaking while receiving his award, Burna said; “I made it this time to collect my award. Thank you everyone, thank you my mum the most beautiful woman on earth who would normally be making this speech for me because I don’t really like talking on the mic if I’m not singing but my mom is here and thank you everyone and anything,” he said.

Burna won in the same category in 2020. Accepting his award, the African Giant spoke on African development, saying, “Second time and I appreciate it. I will like to use this opportunity to say that sometime around 1835, there was admission to turn the nation of Africa into a dominated nation. Now is the time to return and go back to the royalty that we were because in order for black lives to matter, Africa must matter.”