Blue Lab Beats
{{Short description|British jazztronica music duo}}
{{Notability|date=October 2022}}
Blue Lab Beats are an English, London-based music duo composed of NK-OK (Namali Kwaten) and Mr DM (David Mrakpor).{{cite web |title=Blue Lab Beats, interview: the scene is strong |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/blue-lab-beats-interview-the-scene-is-strong-a3598766.html |website=Evening Standard |date=28 July 2017 |access-date=18 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=Against The Clock: Blue Lab Beats |url=https://www.factmag.com/2021/08/24/against-the-clock-blue-lab-beats/ |website=Fact |date=24 August 2021 |access-date=18 October 2022}}
Blue Lab Beats were nominated for Best Jazz Act at MOBO Awards 2021,{{cite web |title=MOBO Awards 2021 Nominees |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mobo-awards-2021-nominees-3093058 |website=NME |date=11 November 2021 |access-date=18 October 2022}} nominated at Jazz FM Awards in 2022 in three categories including Album of the Year and UK Jazz Act of the Year,{{cite web |title=Nominees announced for Jazz FM Awards 2022 |url=https://www.jazzfmawards.com/nominees-announced-for-jazz-fm-awards-2022/ |website=Jazz FM Awards |access-date=18 October 2022}} and won a Grammy Award in 2022 for their production on Angelique Kidjo's, Mother Nature (Best Global Music Album).{{cite web |title=Blue Lab Beats at GANNET |url=https://www.basel.com/en/events-calendar/blue-lab-beats-gannet-3e5f1774ba |website=Basel.com |access-date=18 October 2022}}{{cite news |title=Grammy award-winning artists to play new jazz festival| work=BBC News | date=23 July 2022 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62255589 |access-date=18 October 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://mandynews.com/angelique-kidjo-win-grammy-best-world-music-album-2022/ |title=Angelique Kidjo Beats Wizkid to Win Grammy Best World Music Album 2022|website=Mandynews.com |date=April 3, 2022}}
Members
- David Mrakpor – guitar, bass, keyboards
- Namali Kwaten – drum programming, percussion, production
Discography
=As main artist=
Source:{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YLUMAgNyttwx4hUHgtBtR | title=Blue Lab Beats | website=Spotify }}
Studio albums
- Xover (2018)
- Voyage (2019)
- Motherland Journey (2022)
- Blue Eclipse (2024)
Singles
- "Keep Moving" (2017) {{small|(with Nubya Garcia)}}
- "Sam Cooke & Marvin Gaye" (2017) {{small|(with Tiana Major9 & Kojey Radical)}}
- "The Idea" (2017) {{small|(with Nubya Garcia, Dylan Jones & Sheldon Agwu)}}
- "Pineapple" (2017) {{small|(with Moses Boyd & Nérija)}}
- "Dome" (2017) {{small|(with OthaSoul & Daniel Taylor)}}
- "Oooo Lala" (2018) {{small|(with Kaidi Akinibi)}}
- "My Dream" (2018) {{small|(with James Vickery)}}
- "Say Yes" (2018) {{small|(with Ruby Francis & Ashley Henry)}}
- "Hi There" (2019)
- "Lipstick" (2019) {{small|(with Jodie Abacus)}}
- "Stand Up" (2019) {{small|(with Richie Garrison, Kaidi Akinibi & Ms MAURICE)}}
- "On & On" (2019) {{small|(with Saffron Grace)}}
- "Next (Wake Up)" (2019) {{small|(with Sampa the Great)}}
- "Montara" (2020)
- "Blow You Away (Deliah)" (2021) {{small|(with Ghetto Boy)}}
- "Sensual Loving" (2021) {{small|(with Ghetto Boy)}}
- "Dat It" (2021) {{small|(with Kiefer)}}
- "Lables" (2021) {{small|(with Tiana Major9 & Kofi Stone)}}
- "Motherland Journey" (2021) {{small|(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:{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YLUMAgNyttwx4hUHgtBtR | title=Blue Lab Beats | website=Spotify }}
Singles
- "Let Me In" (2021) {{small|(Ruby Francis feat. Blue lab Beats)}}
- "Skybox" (2022) {{small|(FloFilz feat. Blue lab Beats)}}
- "Fleur Bleu" (2022) {{small|(Béesau feat. Blue lab Beats)}}
Songs
- "Made Us Better" {{small|(Sampa the Great feat. Blue lab Beats, Boadi & Lori)}}