TSHEGUE Premiere ‘Muanapoto’ Video
Paris-based, French-Congolese band TSHEGUE have premiered the official music video for Muanapoto, taken from their debut EP Survivor, out now.
Shot in Abidjan, capital city of The Ivory Coast, the striking new video harnesses the primal energy of Muanapoto’s kinetic drumming loops, beneath the no-f*cks-given attitude of French-Congolese frontwoman Faty Sy Savanet’s rhymes, to articulate a story which is actually about silence and isolation. Watch it below!
Speaking about the video, Argentinian directors Pantera say;
From the moment we first heard ‘Muanapoto’ we knew we wanted to make something that did justice to its insane rhythm and trance feeling. ‘Muanapoto’ speaks for African immigrants in Europe who upon arrival are forced to deal with the unknown, surrounded by new customs, foreign languages, different food and climate, all of which can lead to feelings of alienation. ‘Muanapoto’ also feels like a release, a letting go, and that translates to the girl in our video, who feels the need to express something and is able to do so through dance and her body.