Nigerian Musician D’banj has dished out his new album ‘Stress Free’ featuring Seun Kuti.
This comes four years after he last released an album.
The award winning musician took to his Instagram page on Friday to announced the release of his latest album.
He thanked God and everyone who made the album come to life.
He wrote” I have been told that you can’t leave a stress free life without going through stress and that if only you hang in there, you move from the stress into the free part and that’s why with joy in my heart. I’m grateful to God and to everyone that made this album come to life.
“I can’t take you all enough. It took us more than two years or more to put this together and I know how hard and difficult it is. Because I already planned the release of Stressfree for my birthday last year but the most stressful season of my life came unexpectedly but thank God for the grace to scale through and today it’s finally out.
“Stressfree chapter one is now out and I pray for you all that despite the stress in the world, Everyone will get to live a stress free life.”
Speaking on why he featured Seun Kuti on the project, D’banj said, “I went back to legacy – which is why I got Egypt 80 (led by Seun Kuti) on all seven tracks – and then eased into a realm of zero anxiety after the turbulent period that the world has been through. We had a lot of fun in the studio and hopefully, this all shows up on the record!
“I’m very happy to have Seun Kuti on this track #stressfree, this is actually the first time we are working on a song together and we made this magic over a year ago. He strikes me as the earthly lineage of the source of Afrobeat; and I had to go to the very source to bring out this masterpiece.
“You really cannot separate the name Kuti from Afrobeats; and Seun Kuti is known for his unapologetic approach to his craft bringing out the very best at every pitch. As you can see the horns are very very striking.”
“The track was designed to ease everyone into a realm of zero anxiety after the turbulent period that the world has been through. We had a lot of fun in the studio and hopefully, this all shows up on the record!”
With the album, Stress Free, D’banj also slips into Afrobeats innovation mode; visible in the multi-layered fusion of horns, saxophones and futuristic synths across tracks.
Also, the Egypt 80 brings the horns on the Afrobeat fusion, “Zombie”; and the Afro-meringue mix of “Welcome To Lagos” as well as the free-wheeling “Stress Free” and “Banga”.
Download the album here
