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"Idris Elba has revealed that his next album will be a tribute to Nelson Mandela. The actor - who currently stars as the late former South African President in the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - said that playing the icon has inspired him to write new music.   He told the Daily Star that the album will be titled Mi Mandela. He said: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;I went back to South Africa and worked with some great musicians. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m really proud of the album. I&amp;#039;ll wait until the film has died down so it doesn&amp;#039;t get muddled but I&amp;#039;ll release it in the new year.&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Basically, it&amp;#039;s a love letter from me to Mandela about me playing him.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Elba has worked under the name Driis during his music career, and also performs as a DJ. He has appeared in and directed music videos for the likes of Busta Rhymes and Mumford &amp;amp; Sons in the past. Nelson Mandela passed away aged 95 last week (December 5). Elba previously praised the philanthropist, saying: &amp;quot;What an honour it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.&amp;quot; Watch the trailer for Long Walk to Freedom below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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