The project brings together 78 musicians from 41 countries, delivering 23 tracks centred on themes of women’s empowerment, peace, resilience, unity, and the fight against gender-based violence.
By Emmanuel ‘Waziri’ Okoro
Beyond Music, a global collaborative platform uniting artistes from across the world, has unveiled its fourth compilation album, Beyond Music Vol. 4 – Social Change. The project brings together 78 musicians from 41 countries, delivering 23 tracks centred on themes of women’s empowerment, peace, resilience, unity, and the fight against gender-based violence.
The record features contributions from an array of international artistes, including Grammy Award winner, Angélique Kidjo (Benin), Wiyaala (Ghana), Pheelz (Nigeria), Ah Moon (Myanmar), Mashall Muze (Nigeria), Giuliana Potenza (Argentina), Chylde (Nigeria), JyellowL (Nigeria/Ireland), Chris Kabs (Congo/Ireland), Johnson Amezuke (Ghana), Abiana (Ghana), Joyce Babatunde (Cameroon), Naimah (South Africa), and Pesa Bazz (Congo).
One of the standout singles, “Stay Together”, is a collaboration between Pheelz, Mashall Muze, Naimah and Ella Rose. The track has been re-produced and released with an accompanying video as part of the album’s promotion campaign.
For this latest edition, Beyond Music invited submissions under the theme Best Songs for Social Change. The call attracted 754 participants from 108 countries, generating 199 entries performed on 472 instruments.
A jury comprising Kidjo, Pheelz, and Wiyaala selected the winning entries. The top three teams worked alongside guest artistes to re-produce their tracks in professional studios. Each of the singles was paired with a music video and will be promoted internationally. They will also be submitted for consideration in the Grammy Awards’ ‘Best Song for Social Change’ category.
In addition, 20 artistes received awards totalling $85,000. Their works were mastered and released alongside the winning entries on the new compilation.
Beyond Music Vol. 4 – Social Change is now available to stream and download on all major digital platforms.