Artistes: Yunasi
Song: Nimekupata
Rating: 6/10
If
'Nimekupata' is anything to go by, then this veteran afro-pop group
might just be witnessing a planned resurgence after a two-year hiatus,
during which they said they were simply “taking time to compose quality
music”.
Off the album Sesube Sound System, Nimekupata is a track that’s heavy on rhythm and light on instrumentation.
In
fact, apart from the basic drum beat, I could count only four other
instruments, chief of which is the crisp, acoustic solo guitar that’s a
standard feature of many afro beat records.
You
will encounter it time and time again on Jimmy Gait’s 'Mzuka', Sauti
Sol’s 'Sura Yako', Starboy’s 'Caro' and a host of other afro-pop dance
tracks.
Little-known Box House Media
came up with a clean, final audio mix that was joyously light and
bouncy in keeping with the mushy lyrics that are all about a man
expressing the joy of finding the love of his life.
The
black and yellow traditional outfits the lady dancers wore could, on
their own, justify each of the 6,000 YouTube hits the video has amassed
in just three short days since its official release.
The
artistes themselves are also resplendent in their colourful African
prints – all providing an arresting contrast to the white background
against which Ogopa Deejays shot the video.
However,
like I have always maintained, Ogopa Videos are now no longer the
masterpieces we case-studied for film school in the late 2000s, and you
see it right from the amateurish titling at this video’s intro.
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