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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">'Pioneer' album cover by Edozie Anedu </small></p><p>The trio also released a 4-minute documentary on Thursday to commemorate the release, and highlight their decade-long influence on the scene. The documentary features appearances from artists they've worked with both in front of and behind the scenes, including <strong>Davido</strong> and <strong>Skepta, </strong>who speak to the group's unique presence in Nigeria's contemporary music scene. <br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>They released the album's lead single <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/75M9fg6c4JgX96bele7FMk?si=SzL6aX8ATNyDv8D5xvzX1A" target="_blank">"Softly"</a> last month. "Softly in Nigeria represents being gentle," says member Teezee of the track. "It's used for endearment. For example, when someone looks great or if someone is having a good time and relaxing you can say they are soft. Softly identifies calmness and gentleness, while delivering something fresh and brand new." <br></p><p><span></span>"We wanted to mix the original sounds of Afrobeat, but infused with the new wave of the Alté sound," he adds. </p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p>Steam DRB's <em>Pioneers </em>album below via Spotify and Apple Music. </p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/7tFUesVQ7An8e5pEu7sPYv" width="300"></iframe></div><p><br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="450" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/pioneers/1504671020" style="width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;"></iframe></div>
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