Blue Lab Beats - Motherland Journey ft. Fela Kuti, KillBeatz, Kaidi Akinnibi, Poppy Daniels

Discover Blue Lab Beats new track “Motherland Journey” here : Taken from their new album “Motherland Journey”, available February 25th 2022. Artist Illustration by Anna Carlyle and Video Editing by Stevie Coales Exec Producer Ferocious Talent LTD Follow Blue Lab Beats: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Blue Lab Beats have been taking London musical scene into the stratosphere with their futuristic sound fuelled by a melting pot of Afrobeats, Hip Hop, Jazztronica. Co-written in Accra, Ghana with Ghanaian production talent KillBeatz during a very late night production session, ‘Motherland Journey’ is the title track of the anticipated forthcoming LP, and might just be Blue Lab Beats’ most ambitious single release yet, with the vocals of none other than that of Fela Kuti taking centre stage - and the estate of the musical pioneer giving BLB their full blessing to release the song. The vocals are lifted from Fela’s ‘Everything Scatter’ accapella , while the single represents the first time the duo have really honed in on incorporating their jazz sound and merging it with sounds from the motherland, incorporating both West African high life and South African amapiano influences. The release coincides with Blue Lab Beats’ Grammy nomination for their work on the Angelique Kidjo album Mother Nature, and MOBO nomination for ‘Best Jazz Act’ The Motherland Journey Album will feature recent singles ‘Labels’ featuring Tiana Major9 and Kofi Stone, ‘Dat It’ featuring Kiefer, ‘Sensual Loving’ featuring Ghetto Boy and ‘Blow You Away (Delilah)’and also feature new collaborations with Pip Millet , Emmavie , Ego Ella May ,Dylan Jones , Jerome Thomas , Poppy Daniels , Jackson Mathod . Blue Adventure under exclusive licence of Decca Records - Blue Note France - Universal Music France