Blue Lab Beats [2022] - Motherland Journey [Blue Adventure] (Full Album)

Blue Lab Beats are a London 'Jazzatronic' (their word) duo Namali Kwaten (NK-OK) and David Mrakpor (MR DM) who were signed to the legendary Blue Note label in 2020.

Their music has been described as a fusion of Hip Hop, R&B ,Jazz & Afrobeat which has sprung the term Jafrobeat.

To date they've released three albums "Xover" (2017), "Voyage" (2019) and "The Sounds Of Afrotronica" (2021) and today (25 Feb 2022), their fourth "Motherland Journey".

There are guest appearances on twelve of the seventeen tracks from artists such as Ego Ella May, Emmavie, Pip Millett, Teni Tinks, Kofi Stone and several others.

There's a lot of tracks to wade through but on first skim I think my choice cuts would be the title track "Motherland Journey" and "A Vibe" which are both mainly instrumentals and "Slow Down" feat. Ego Ella May along with "I’ll Be Here For You" feat. Teni Tinks" (a cover of Caroline Crawford's song from "Nice And Soulful" (1979)) and "Don't Let It Get Away" feat. Eammavie.

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Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	Y Track 15
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul / Jazz
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	25/02/2022
Value:	£10.29