{"id":16561,"date":"2016-11-06T04:26:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T04:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=16561"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:07:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:07:30","slug":"yemi-sauti-sol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/yemi-sauti-sol","title":{"rendered":"Yemi Alade And Sauti Sol Pay Tribute To Africa In Their Latest Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Weeks after collaborating with superstars like Flavour N&#8217;abania\u00a0and 2Baba, the diva just teamed up with Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol.<\/p>\n<h2>Celebrating Africa&#8217;s beauty<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16562\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-05-at-11-58-09-pm.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"714\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-05-at-11-58-09-pm.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-05-at-11-58-09-pm-600x250.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-05-at-11-58-09-pm-85x35.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kAPEntGix4M\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer of <em>Na Gode<\/em> released a very colorful video of her single <em>Africa<\/em>. The song which is off\u00a0her latest album called\u00a0<em>&#8220;Mama Africa: The Diary of an African Woman&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0celebrates the continent&#8217;s riches and beauty. During the video, which appears to be filmed in Nigeria, Kenya, the United Kingdom and the United States, Yemi Alade pays tribute to several African leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Kwame Nkrumah, and Haile Selassie\u00a0by displaying their photos. The song&#8217;s catchy chorus is also a vibrant homage to the continent. Throughout\u00a0the song, you can hear the musicians sing:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Anywhere\u00a0you go, London, USA, nowhere be like Africa, nowhere be like home.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not the first time that\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Yemi Alade performs with the famous Kenyan group. In October 2015, they performed \u00a0the song <em>Shake Your Bam<\/em> in the\u00a0Coke Studio Africa season 3 show.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">The Nigerian diva even admitted that Bien, one of the group&#8217;s vocalists, convinced her to sing the hit song <em>Na Gode<\/em> in Swahili.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Bien of Sauti Sol came up with the idea that I do a song in Swahili and I took up the challenge,&#8221; she once said in a radio interview.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yemi Alade plans to donate 10% of the album\u2019s profits to underprivileged African children living in orphanages.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>Watch the music video of Africa below:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Africa ft. 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