Beyonce Features Six Nigerian Singers Including Wizkid, Tiwa Salvage In New Album ‘Lion King’

Award-winning American singer, Beyoncé has revealed the tracklist for her Lion King-inspired album, The Lion King: The Gift.

The 14-song album will include several original Beyoncé tracks, as well as collaborations with the likes of JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, and Pharrell Williams.

The Lion King: The Gift notably includes a large number of our favorite acts like Tekno, Yemi Alade, Mr. Eazi, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tiwa Salvage, Shatta Wale, Moonchild Sanelly, Busiswa and Salatiel often in collaboration with the other artists on the album.

“The soundtrack is a love letter to Africa,” Beyoncé says to ABC. “I wanted to make sure we found the best talent from Africa. Not just use some of the sounds and do my interpretation of it. I wanted it to be authentic about what is beautiful about the music in Africa.”

Check out the full tracklist below and a clip from Beyoncé’s new interview about the album underneath.

The Lion King: The Gift is out this Friday, July 19.

The Lion King: The Gift

01 Beyoncé: “Bigger”
02 Beyoncé: “Find Your Way Back (Circle of Life)”
03 Tekno / Yemi Alade / Mr. Eazi: “Don’t Jealous Me”
04 Burna Boy: “Ja Ara E”
05 Beyoncé / Kendrick Lamar: “The Nile”
06 Beyoncé / JAY-Z / Childish Gambino: “Mood 4 Eva”
07 Salatiel / Pharrell / Beyoncé: “Water”
08 Blue Ivy Carter / SAINt JHN / WizKid / Beyoncé: “Brown Skin Girl”
09 Tiwa Savage / Mr. Eazi: “Keys to the Kingdom”
10 Beyoncé: “Otherside”
11 Beyoncé / Shatta Wale: “Already”
12 Tierra Whack / Beyoncé / Busiswa / Yemi Alade / Moonchild Sanelly: “My Power”
13 070 Shake / Jessie Reyez: “Scar”
14 Beyoncé: “Spirit”