Femi Kuti, Nigeria’s Afrobeat sensation, and his band, have joined forces with Coldplay, a four-man British rock team, for ‘Arabesque’, their newly released song.
The song, which was put out on Thursday and comes as Coldplay’s comeback track after a shortlived hiatus, credits the Afrobeat singer alongside Stromae, Belgian rapper.
While Stromae provided some vocals for ‘Arabesque’, Kuti and his band complimented the efforts by playing horns on the song.
Listen to the song here:
Coldplay also put out a video for ‘Orphans’, as a harbinger for their much-awaited album ‘Everyday Life’, which would come in two slides entitled ‘Sunrise’ and ‘Sunset’ on November 22.
‘Everyday Life’ would feature a total of 16 tracks and would come as the band’s eighth studio album, following 2015’s ‘A Head Full of Dreams’.
Coldplay, formed in 1996, comprises of four members — Chris Martin, lead vocalist/pianist; Jonny Buckland, lead guitarist; Guy Berryman, bassist; and Will Champion, drummer.
In 2018, the team released a career-spanning documentary ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ along with a concert film and live album on Amazon Prime video.
Orphans & Arabesque
two tracks, out now
Everyday Life
the new album, out Nov 22
listen / pre-order https://t.co/zjMBEDOujD
🌙☀️ pic.twitter.com/KnhWNmk0gx— Coldplay (@coldplay) October 24, 2019
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The group has won numerous awards throughout their carrier, including nine Brit Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards, seven MTV Europe Music Awards, and seven Grammy Awards from 29 nominations.
They have also sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
DOWNLOAD: ‘Arabesque’ by Coldplay
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