{"id":16215,"date":"2023-06-16T15:50:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lokkohouse.com\/?p=16215"},"modified":"2023-12-16T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:04:20","slug":"rocky-dawuni-kyekyeku-africa-till-i-die-video-launches-on-pan-african-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lokkohouse.com\/rocky-dawuni-kyekyeku-africa-till-i-die-video-launches-on-pan-african-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Dawuni & Kyekyeku “Africa Till I Die” Video Launches on Pan African Music!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rocky Dawuni & Kyekyeku
<\/strong>\u201cAFRICA TILL I DIE\u201d<\/strong><\/a> \u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friendship between musicians often materializes in collaborations. This is clearly evident on one of the most beautiful pairings from Ghana in the last year, \u201cAfrica Till I Die<\/strong><\/a>\u201d which grew out of the friendship between multiple GRAMMY nominee Rocky Dawuni<\/strong> and Ghanaian musician Kyekyeku<\/strong>. The brand new video for the track premieres today on Pan African Music<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Kyekyeku; \u2018\u2019I first heard Rocky in 1997 when his monster hit \u201cIn Ghana<\/strong>\u201d was on constant rotation on the radio. It wasn’t until 2007 at the Labadi Beach Hotel on the occasion of the 40th Independence Celebration of Ghana where Rocky held his annual \u201cRocky Dawuni\u2019s Independence Splash<\/strong>\u201d concert that the two met for the first time.\u201d <\/em>Moving forward to 2022<\/em>, at a concert at +233 Jazz Club, Kyekyeku invited Rocky on stage for an impromptu jam on one of his songs. After the concert, it was clear that they had finally found a groove and inspiration for a song to work together on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the chaos of the last few years, it became even more evident that a good place to visit and spend time was within Africa. The video was filmed in France and Ghana focusing on the dreams of Kyekyeku in conversation with Rocky on an old phone toy that you still see children playing with in the streets of Accra. It is evident that in those cold empty French streets Kyekyeku dreams to go over the Atlantic and join Rocky in Ghana as he performs with his band and enjoys the sunny weather, bustle and energy of Accra. The music video for \u201cAfrica Till I Die<\/strong>\u201d was shot by Slingshot<\/strong> who has worked with Rocky on a number of videos including his most recent GRAMMY <\/strong>Nominated song “Neva Bow Down<\/a>.” Slingshot states \u201cthis video seeks to depict Africa and its beautiful people in its own light, its own words and its very own story and not one portrayed by the skewed perception of the mainstream media of the west<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kyekyeku like Rocky who both call Ghana and \u201cthe west\u201d their homes could tell first-hand the joys of living in Africa; the immense beauty, the energy and resilience of her people, success and positivity that abounds. \u201cWe need to talk about that side of Africa a lot more, sing more, paint more<\/em>.\u201d Kyekyeku states. This then became the theme of \u201cAfrica Till I Die<\/strong>\u201d a song that takes one into a deep and profound ballad Highlife groove. In the song, Africa stands unperturbed by the frequent negative images.

\u201cEven when they paint you a picture<\/em> of starving and hunger<\/em> Nobody go fit put asunderWe keep on growing stronger.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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