Idris Elba has recently announced that he will soon launch a new album called 'mi Mandela,' which is inspired by Nelson Mandela.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 42-year-old artist said that the release would include South African musical talent and guest vocals from artists like Mumford and Sons, James Blake, Maverick Sabre and Mr Hudson.
Elba also mentioned that the album was inspired during his experience playing the late South African anti-Apartheid leader Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.?
The album was recorded, which has been set for release on Nov. 24, in Johannesburg, Mali and London.
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