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Winky D's Ngirozi joint with Vabati VaJehovah Video a flop or onpoint?
March 12, 2018Panashe Gomendo
Well first of all, it is the immediate attention that the
song attracted from the moment the album was launched that inspired Winky D
to release this video. Yes, the Gafa himself announced on his Facebook page last
week that the decision to release the video was inspired by the fans.
“African wisdom teaches us that wood that has already been
touched by fire is not hard to set alight. The song Ngirozi was touched by the
fans’ blessings of fire the same day that we performed it for the first time in
the HICC [Harare International Conference Centre],” he said.
“Our decision to favour it with this video is premised on
the support that you, the fans, who are the stakeholders and stockholders of my
music, have given it.”
Winky D applauded the fans for their continued support for his work.
Winky D applauded the fans for their continued support for his work.
“I am forever indebted to the love you continue to show
towards the works,” he said.
| Winky D at HICC |
The innovative nature of the song — which blends dancehall
and traditional white-garment apostolic choral beats — has made it an instant
hit, although it was released just soon after that Tocky Vibez joint with
Vabati VaJehovha again.
Several followers of the Gafa on Instagram have since
showered him with praises over the relatively immediate release of the
much-loved song unlike in the past when the video of the song, Disappear, came
out long after the song and after some fans had almost lost hope.
However the interesting and a point that is really exciting
for us is Now. Now that it has been dropped, just like Disappear video it seems
‘fans’ are not really impressed. The music video was directed by Enqore and
produced by Nafuna TV. The video also features actress Gonyeti, and a lot of
drone shots!
A lot of reaction to the video online has mostly been
negative, with the most common sentiment being it’s complicated, actually one
online user went as far as labelling the music video a ‘Powerpoint’
presentation.
Well this is what I have felt over this Visual set. This Zimbabwe
dancehall superstar Winky D has obviously disappointed me. But it won’t be
the first time he has done harm to his big songs, remember the video to Disappear?
For a song that involves angels, one would have expected a little more
effort than the weak delivery by the Gaffa. I love Winky D’s music, just when
news that the Ngirozi Video was going to drop, I just like most of music
fanatics around the nation were in ecstasy and when it finally did, we quickly
went to YouTube.
And just like Akiliz by Ammara brown whoever made that video
ruined all the then high expectations that most dear fans had and a good part of my
heart too. Scary observation is again on Gonyeti the comedian, I love Gonyeti and have nothing against her but she's just misplaced in that video, and why is she doing the male voice when another male dude is right next to her?
The video lacks a lot compared to the high expectations in
the people: Poor script, poor cinematography, poor casting, poor location, lacked creativity, no new style, there was hardly any effort at all to match his stardom at the moment.
Creative Loop has gone further to say basically, it is
something one can do with a smartphone and a 5 minute YouTube editing tutorial.
Well, this video settles the debate of who is the King Winky
D or Jah Prayzah, for the Gombwe it’s a clear indication that he has accepted
his fate and has relegated himself to be a local artist with no appetite to
penetrate the continent.
However we should not overlook the better parts in the video
for example the fact the video is of high quality, and the effects all over are
a lovable concept. The video is a surely a quality production - especially with
the modern video shooting skills exhibited by the editor with the use of those
drones. It only becomes a headache in conveying the message across. It really
lacks in the storytelling, like telling the story without being too obvious.
Again what we need to understand is that, before rubbishing every Video Production Team we come across, in this case Winky D's team (whom we all
know are 5-star rated), consider that every job is limited by BUDGET.
Something
I’m sure most of us even myself as a Zimbabwe music fanatic I am well-acquainted with. The temptation to
do stellar work is always there (most artists suffer from this a lot), but one must be
mindful to always equate their input and quality of output with what they are
being paid for it. On a 3-tier pricing structure, it could be Winky D opted for
Basic Level. But well, the viewer does not care about this. They demand excellence and to most disappointed individuals, if not all this is a ZBC level of production to be frank.
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Anyway Lets Support the Gombwe
Feel free to comment and tell me what you think?
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