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Dec 17, 2014 · Idris Elba presents... mi MandelaListen to 'mi Mandela': http://youtu.be/I4mWHR1OczUOut now: http://smarturl.it/miMandela‘mi Mandela’ – a celebration of Sout...
Idrissa Akuna Elba OBE (/ ˈ ɪ d r ɪ s / IH-driss; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, rapper, singer and DJ.An alumnus of the National Youth Music Theatre in London, he is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire (2002–2004), DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther (2010–2019), and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to ...
Idris Elba: Mandela, My Dad and Me. In 2013, acclaimed actor Idris Elba produced and released ‘Idris Elba presents mi Mandela’, an album inspired by his time researching and portraying Nelson Mandela in the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. This revealing biographical documentary follows Idris on his promotional tour as he reconnects with ...
Apr 7, 2015 · Mandela, My Dad and Me: Directed by Daniel Vernon. With Idris Elba. In 2013, Idris Elba produced and released "Idris Elba presents Mi Mandela", an album inspired by his time researching and portraying Nelson Mandela in the film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom".
On Idris Elba Presents mi Mandela, a 14-track project on Elba's own 7wallace imprint, the actor offers an uplifting journey, inspired by Mandela and his own late father. The music incorporates a variety of South African rhythms and styles, including marabi, kwela, mbaqanga and mbube, mixed in with western sounds. Elba largely wrote the album on ...
Mar 8, 2024 · His debut album, 2014's Mi Mandela, was inspired by his experience playing Nelson Mandela and the music of South Africa, 2016's Murdah Loves John was an exercise in moody hip-hop, and Idris Elba Presents: The Yardie Mixtape was a reggae-oriented set tied into his directorial debut, 2018's Yardie.
This is the title track of Mi Mandela, an 11-song record inspired by Idris Elba's experience playing the South African anti-Apartheid leader Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.The actor has also released music under the name Dris as well as directing and appearing in the video for Mumford & Sons' "Lover of the Light."
