Award-winning star PJ Morton drops new album dubbed ‘Cape Town to Cairo’

New Orleans based soul singer and songwriter PJ Morton has released an album unlike anything he has ever done before – taking listeners on a trip from Cape Town to Cairo – out now via Morton Records/EMPIRE. 

PJ Morton is a – 5x GRAMMY-winning singer, performer and producer. 

The unprecedented project saw Morton fully create the new LP during a 30-day journey across Africa to immerse himself in soundscapes and cultures with plans to create a collaborative project that shows the world that Africa is more than Afrobeats.

From Cape Town and Johannesburg (South Africa) to Lagos (Nigeria), Accra (Ghana) and Cairo (Egypt), he stepped foot onto the continent last October with only the wild dream to make a record in a month, and a mission to immerse himself in as many different cultures, stories and communities as he could. 

The trip started with no music, lyrics or preconceptions. Reflecting on his travels PJ Morton says, “I wanted to capture the emotions I felt while I was on the continent, so I made a promise that I wouldn’t write anything before I arrived in Africa, and I wouldn’t write anything after I left – I ended up recording all my vocals before I left too. It really was an experiment in trusting my instincts. I have the ability to overthink as many of us do, so I wanted to spark something that had real stakes.”

While collaborating with featured artists including Fireboy DML, Mádé Kuti, Asa, Ndabo Zulu, and Soweto Spiritual Singers, producers like P.Priime and The Cavemen.