adminNkosilesisa Ncube, Sunday Life Reporter
WHEN one first sees the graphics from T1nda’s recently dropped video Majarakara, they would never guess that the song and the video carry a Christian message, but just a few seconds into the video, one is immediately carried into the fight for the good that the video seeks to address.
The video which features the vocals of up-comers Fish F McSwagg and Tha Dwag is characterised by shots of witches, spirit animals and goblins which before carefully listening to the song, viewers may be skeptical about.
The five-minute video takes the viewer through a series of instances that everyday people may find themselves in and how in all these situations there is almost always a supernatural power behind all of it.
“The supernatural is more apparent as the physical world is and to live in sheer negligence to its existence is to put yourself in danger. If you knew what God takes you through on a daily basis you’d probably see reason to serve and live for him even more,” read the caption on the video when T1nda premiered it last week.
Based loosely on Psalm 23, “Majarakara is an imploration for protection from God in the face of different struggles that people may be faced with.”
What stands out most about this song is that it shies away from the conventional, monotonous sound of spiritual songs.
Majarakara fuses together the spiritual message of any gospel track with the sound of any contemporary rap song. It is refreshing to find a song that can be enjoyed by all ages because of its timeless message.
Big up to the make-up artiste Renee Seckel who somehow managed to turn the beautiful Bathabile Dlamini into a typical looking wicked witch. Moreso, the cameo appearances on the video are as believable as the lead roles, the tendency with most music videos is to cast unconvincing people for the cameo roles but with this particular video all characters did justice to their respective roles.
Music video directors could learn a thing or two from ONVI TV’s Mthabisi Onias who directed the video. The setting and the sequence of the video are some of the qualities that have for a while been missing from local music videos.
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