Love, Damini
by Burna Boy
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. The Telegraph (UK)
    Jul 8, 2022
    100
    An album for the ages, as well as being an awards season shoo-in, it is sure to succeed in doing precisely what Burna told Billboard his music is all about – “bringing people who don’t even speak the same language together to dance.”
  2. Consequence
    Jul 8, 2022
    100
    Love, Damini delivers like an 80-pound baby. The Afrobeats album gets into the soul with Burna’s typical flair, but the insights are deeper.
  3. Variety
    Jul 18, 2022
    83
    On occasion, such symmetry and solace is overbearing and a little too perfect. ... Missteps such as these — especially on an album with nearly 20 songs — mean little when its main man has made yet another vocally and lyrically poignant, to say nothing of sonically immersive, step into the future of Afro-Fusion with “Love, Damini.”
  5. AllMusic
    Jul 28, 2022
    80
    Despite its panoply of styles and personnel, the album remains consistently interesting while still adhering to the Afro-fusion vibe that is his hallmark.
  6. The New York Times
    Jul 8, 2022
    80
    The music draws pleasure from every strategic detail: from the weave of sampled and echoing backup vocals in “Different Size,” from the percussive syllables that break up the title and refrain of “Kilometre,” from reversed guitar tones and distant reggae horns in “Jagele,” from the saxophone curlicues that answer his voice in “Common Person.”
  7. Clash Music
    Jul 8, 2022
    80
    Burna is at his best either holding it down for his lineage pushing traditional sounds forward or tracing African influence beyond its shores.
  8. Rolling Stone
    Jul 8, 2022
    70
    So much of Love, Domini’s appeal is due to its spicy elasticity. It, if anything, anticipates a global village of sorts, where the vibrant and eclectic sounds lose none of their authenticity, even as they hop across a couple of continents.
  9. Pitchfork
    Jul 13, 2022
    67
    Glaring errors keep Love, Damini from reaching the heights of Burna Boy’s prior work, but his intentions are admirable, even when the execution goes awry. Modern Afropop is the poster kid for good times, but with this ambitious yet flawed album, he reminds us that it can be a space to work out much messier emotions.
  10. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 11, 2022
    60
    Though Burna has always subtly weaved elements of pop into his music, it feels too omnipresent in the second half of the album.
  11. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 8, 2022
    60
    ‘Love, Damini’ had the potential to be the biggest record of Burna’s to date, full of heart and rhythmic passion. But it falls frustratingly short: too often the tunes are repetitive and, other than the aforementioned highlights, don’t show much progression.

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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. Tikitaryan
    Jul 10, 2022
    10
    A proper representation of an afro-fusion album. Sounds different from the preceding project, Twice As Twice, and easily stretches wider onA proper representation of an afro-fusion album. Sounds different from the preceding project, Twice As Twice, and easily stretches wider on the commercial scale, but still retains the level of lyrical richness that often symbolises the regular Burna Boy projects. Another masterpiece.… Full Review »
  2. dayb
    Jul 9, 2022
    10
    No other does it better than Burna when it comes to afro-fusion. Love, Damini is a masterpiece.
  3. Jomii0001
    Jul 9, 2022
    10
    The best afro beats album since African Giant
    This is no shade to Twice as Tall which is a 9/10 imo But this album is different gravy!!
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