Blue Lab Beats
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Blue Lab Beats are a London-based music duo composed of NK-OK (Namali Kwaten) and Mr DM (David Mrakpor).[1][2]
Blue Lab Beats were nominated for Best Jazz Act at MOBO Awards 2021,[3] nominated at Jazz FM Awards 2022 in three categories including Album of the Year and UK Jazz Act of the Year[4] and won a Grammy award in 2022 for their production on Angelique Kidjo's Mother Nature LP (Best Global Music Album).[5][6]
Members
- David Mrakpor – guitar, bass, keyboards
- Namali Kwaten – drum programming, percussion, production
Discography
As main artist
Source:[7]
Studio albums
- Xover (2018)
- Voyage (2019)
- Motherland Journey (2022)
- Blue Eclipse (2024)
Singles
- Keep Moving (2017) (with Nubya Garcia)
- Sam Cooke & Marvin Gaye (2017) (with Tiana Major9 & Kojey Radical)
- The Idea (2017) (with Nubya Garcia, Dylan Jones & Sheldon Agwu)
- Pineapple (2017) (with Moses Boyd & Nérija)
- Dome (2017) (with OthaSoul & Daniel Taylor)
- Oooo Lala (2018) (with Kaidi Akinibi)
- My Dream (2018) (with James Vickery)
- Say Yes (2018) (with Ruby Francis & Ashley Henry)
- Hi There (2019)
- Lipstick (2019) (with Jodie Abacus)
- Stand Up (2019) (with Richie Garrison, Kaidi Akinibi & Ms MAURICE)
- On & On (2019) (with Saffron Grace)
- Next (wake up) (2019) (with Sampa the Great)
- Montara (2020)
- Blow you Away (Deliah) (2021) (with Ghetto Boy)
- Sensual Loving (2021) (with Ghetto Boy)
- Dat It (2021) (with Kiefer)
- Lables (2021) (with Tiana Major9 & Kofi Stone)
- Motherland Journey (2021) (with KillBeatz & Fela Kuti)
- Gotta Go Fast (2022)
EPs
- Blue Skies (2016)
- Freedom (2017)
- Vibe Central (2019)
- We will Rise (2021)
As featured artist
Source:[8]
Singles
- Let Me In (2021) (Ruby Francis feat. Blue lab Beats)
- Skybox (2022) (FloFilz feat. Blue lab Beats)
- Fleur Bleu (2022) (Béesau feat. Blue lab Beats)
Songs
- Made us better (Sampa the Great feat. Blue lab Beats, Boadi & Lori)
References
- ^ "Blue Lab Beats, interview: the scene is strong". Evening Standard. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Against The Clock: Blue Lab Beats". Fact. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "MOBO Awards 2021 Nominees". NME. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Nominees announced for Jazz FM Awards 2022". Jazz FM Awards. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Blue Lab Beats at GANNET". Basel.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Grammy award-winning artists to play new jazz festival". BBC News. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Blue Lab Beats". Spotify.
- ^ "Blue Lab Beats". Spotify.
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