19th May 2020: ‘The Hero’s Journey’ (feat. Regina Carter) the second single from Michael Olatuja’s ‘Lagos Pepper Soup’ (out June 12th) released today + featured on WBGO’s Take Five + review from PostGenre

Following his first single ‘Soki’, today Michael Olatuja releases ‘The Hero’s Journey’ (feat. Regina Carter),  the second single from his upcoming album Lagos Pepper Soup (out June 12th). ‘The Hero’s Journey’ is the most cinematic track of the album, a through-composed piece inspired by his late Mother Comfort Bola Olatuja, who provided Michael’s first musical inspiration. Top Disney orchestrator David Metzger (Frozen, Ice Age, Lion King and countless others) provided the epic orchestrations and Regina Carter’s improvisation soars over the strings and vocals. ‘The Hero’s Journey’ was featured on WBGO’s ‘Take Five’ series – read the feature in full: here.

Among the press reaction to the album is this review from PostGenre.

Buy / download / stream ‘The Hero’s Journey’: here

Lagos Pepper Soup is available for pre-order on 2 x 12″ Gatefold LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl / CD /DL: here