Bez Set To Drop New Album After 5 Years

It has been a while since we heard from Bez musically. Not that Bez. This Bez.

His debut album, Super Sun was released in 2011, and included songs such as ‘That Stupid Song’, ‘Stop Pretending’ and ‘Zuciya Daya’. That album, along with other songs and albums released around that time, helped launch a new generation of artistes doing a different kind of music.

That album was very well received, probably because the album was produced in its entirety by the talented songwriter and producer Cobhams Asuquo. The album was also helped by collaborations with Praiz, eLDee, Eva Alordiah and Ice Prince.

But that was five years ago and a lot has changed since then. There are now far more artistes in the genre we hate to call alternative music. Where Bez once ploughed a lone furrow, there are now more than a few artistes playing in that field.

Adekunle Gold, Simi and Brymo are just some of the few who helped to widen our palate and raise the standard.

So it should be very interesting to see how well his album holds up.

The new album, titled Gbagyi Child and featuring collaborations with Yemi Alade and the aforementioned Simi, will be released on November 28.

According to singer, ‘the sounds that make up the Gbagyi Child album were all the pieces woven together intricately with an intent to create magic. This magic is my sophomore offering’.

Only two weeks more before we find out if Bez’s magic has lasted the intervening years.