Blue Lab Beats are an English, London-based music duo composed of NK-OK (Namali Kwaten) and Mr DM (
David Mrakpor).
Blue Lab Beats were nominated for Best Jazz Act at
MOBO Awards 2021, nominated at
Jazz FM Awards
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in 2022 in three categories including Album of the Year and UK Jazz Act of the Year, and won a
Grammy Award
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in 2022 for their production on
Angelique Kidjo
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's, ''Mother Nature'' (
Best Global Music Album).
Members
* David Mrakpor – guitar, bass, keyboards
* Namali Kwaten – drum programming, percussion, production
Discography
As main artist
Source:
Studio albums
* ''Xover'' (2018)
* ''Voyage'' (2019)
* ''Motherland Journey'' (2022)
* ''Blue Eclipse'' (2024)
Singles
* "Keep Moving" (2017)
* "Sam Cooke & Marvin Gaye" (2017)
* "The Idea" (2017)
* "Pineapple" (2017)
* "Dome" (2017)
* "Oooo Lala" (2018)
* "My Dream" (2018)
* "Say Yes" (2018)
* "Hi There" (2019)
* "Lipstick" (2019)
* "Stand Up" (2019)
* "On & On" (2019)
* "Next (Wake Up)" (2019)
* "Montara" (2020)
* "Blow You Away (Deliah)" (2021)
* "Sensual Loving" (2021)
* "Dat It" (2021)
* "Lables" (2021)
* "Motherland Journey" (2021)
* "Gotta Go Fast" (2022)
EPs
* "Blue Skies" (2016)
* "Freedom" (2017)
* "Vibe Central" (2019)
* "We will Rise" (2021)
As featured artist
Source:
Singles
* "Let Me In" (2021)
* "Skybox" (2022)
* "Fleur Bleu" (2022)
Songs
* "Made Us Better"
References
English jazz ensembles
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