PopMatters’ David Maine recently said of Afrobeat luminary Vieux Farka Touré‘s latest album, The Secret from Six Degrees Records: “At this point, Vieux Farka Touré is very much his own man as a musician and recording artist, which is an astonishing thing to say about someone whose career has been so short and whose father was so dominant in the field. It is exciting to wonder where his creativity and talent will take him next. Judging from this release, it could be anywhere.”
Not that he needs to because he’s spectacular on his own, but Touré paired with a number of big name US musicians on the new album, including Derek Trucks on “Aigna”, which you can sample from an earlier PopMatters premiere. His latest collaboration is the album’s new single “All The Same”, in which American jamband favorite Dave Matthews lends vocals to a haunting Touré melody. The scripted video of a lone boy lost in his imagination in a rustic forest was directed by Sam Bathrick and is a Native Resonance production. Full credits appear after the jump.
Video credits
A Native Resonance Production (www.NativeResonance.com)
Writer | Director: Sam Bathrick
Producer: Adam Barton
Director of Photography: Henry Jacobson
Director of Photography 2nd Unit: Alex Cullen
Assistant Director: Emma Tammi
Art Director: Jimmy Williams
Choreographer & Associate Producer: Korin Mills
Production Assistant / Swing: Matt Schwartzfeld
Executive Producers: Eric Herman, Modiba Productions (modiba.net), Six Degrees Records (sixdegreesrecords.com)
CAST:
Henry Fields – Boy
Jasmyne Hart – Girl
Cameron Castonguay – Jealous boy
Chorus:
Cedar Hart
Nicholas Carnevale
Tyler Carnevale
Ciera Schwanzer
Saville Keyes
Cedar Keyes
Cole Seaman
Grace Kelley
Francesca Bigelow
Katlyn Lockenwitz