Music video of Beyonce's 'Spirit' out; singer calls it a 'love letter to Africa'

Music video of Beyonce's 'Spirit' out; singer calls it a 'love letter to Africa'

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala

Ahead of the world wide release of 'The Lion King', Beyonce has dropped the music video of 'Spirit'. The song was unveiled a week back.

The world premiere of the music video was aired on ABC News and `Spirit` comes as the title track for Beyonce`s, upcoming album `The Lion King: The Gift`.

"I wanted it to be authentic to what is beautiful about the music in Africa," The Hollywood Reporter quoted Beyonce as saying.

Adding to it, the pop icon called it a "love letter to Africa" and added, "I wanted to make sure we found the best talent from Africa, and not just use some of the sounds and did my interpretation of it."

The `Crazy in Love` singer also added that the song has made use of "a lot" of drums and "incredible new sounds mixed with some of the producers from America."

The four-minute thirty-second video is sure to take you on a journey to Africa as it features some mesmerising landscapes of the continent.

The video has also incorporated some clips from the film featuring Mufasa, Simba and other characters.

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