REBECCA SPENCER
AFROBEAT MUSIC
Davido- Aye
This is a combination video of narrative and performance.
This song is all about love and commitment. A man who is in love with a woman and he would do anything to get her. I wanted to play around with the idea of love and that is why me and my group are doing an indie genre, almost subverting the idea of love into something 'unrealistic'. This is because the little girl finds love in a teddy bear, which is not alive but she treats it asthough it is alive.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC AND VISUALS
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At the beginningof the video, a joyful melody plays in the background as the male narrative is singing. The joyful melody connotes the tone of the music, as been very dancy.
The sound of the birds chirping birds at the beginning connote happiness in nature, and as you can see at the beginning of the of the video it starts of in a forest with lots of green area. Chirping birds are also symbolise bringing great joy to people. The lightening used in video are very soft and green like which could be insinuating that the relationship between the two protagonists is going to be positive and pure.
This is the way to show the audience that narrative of the video and where the protagonist relationship is going to end.
When the music starts it is very upbeat and striaght away joyful. Which then cuts to a close up of the protagnoist (Davdio) smiling, dancing and singing along to the music. This matches the playful and lively melody of the song. His dancing could represent the playful side of thier relationship.
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The video then cuts to a montage of Davido dancing, in the same locations with different dance moves. It then cuts to other individuals in the music video dancing while chopping the vegetables and dancing to the beat of the song. As the music contonues to play with the upbeat music, it become more happy and lively shown in the scenes. As the upbeat rhythm matches the visual, the video becomes aesthetically more pleasing which is a genre characteristic of Afrobeat music. It also keeps the audience engaged and focus on the scenes that are being shown (SKIP TO 0.33- 0:36 Seconds) and then again |(0:39 - 0:48 seconds).
Cause e want e my love o
She no want designer
She no want ferrari
She say na my love o
You belong to me
And i belong to her o
Uh baby
You go kill e somebody
They say love is blind
But i dey see am for your eyes o o….o eh eh
For your eyes o
She fine pass darego
She dey do like ronaldo
My sweety poraro
Ah….eminado
She likey my song
She likey my song
Her favorite artiste na davido….davido
And i like what i see
I like what i see
Davido is refering to his 'lover', he knows she loves him for him and not for his possessions.
Davido is saying they belong together.
Davido is saying in this line the woman his chasing is more beautifulier than a Nigerian queen.
Lyrics Analysis
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The music video heavily reflects the mood and the meaning of the song. LOVE!
The editing is very fast pace at some moment and some parts of the music video is very slow and groovy. The editing at some monemt are on the beat, then at (2 minute, 17 seconds), the beat drops and then drops once again at (2 minute 26 seconds), and on the beat editing is used with some of the imgae on screenthat match the song.
The music video begins with a slow digestic sound of birds. The camera then moves rapidly to Davido (the protagonist) dancing/singing. When the slow melody starts quite calm and relaxed, as the rhythm begins to pick up pace, the protgonist begins to dance to the beat of the music.
Heavy African drumbeats are normally used in Afrobeat music
Conventions of Afrobeat
Woman are used a sexual object in music video. Woman wear less clothes than men.
The male artist wear big chains, this is their way of showing off how much they make and their money
Male artists normally sing about womens assets.
Female afrobeat artists generally sing about love and heart break.
