Ghanaian creative Emmanuel Whajah relives working with Burna Boy on European tour

Photographer and cameraman Emmanuel Whajah, a German-Ghanian, documented Burna Boy’s performance in Cologne and characterized the event as thrilling.

Backstage we had a great time with some footballers like Denis Zakaria, Sebastien Haller and Thomas Meunier and took pictures and laughed and talked a lot.

How easy or difficult is it to work with a mega superstar like Burna Boy?

It is actually quite easy if you know how to deal with such megastars. At the end of the day, they are just people who want to be treated with respect. So you should always put yourself in their shoes to understand what’s going on around them.

What is the behind-the-scenes like at a Burna Boy concert?

It is very organized and his team consists of family, his mother is his second hand and manager so to speak, and takes care of everything and everyone follows her.