{"id":40747,"date":"2020-03-31T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T14:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/the-10-best-nigerian-music-videos-of-the-month\/"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:16:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T09:16:58","slug":"10-music-videos-nigeria-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/10-music-videos-nigeria-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 best Nigerian music videos of the month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h4 class=\"pam-featured-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39411 pam-featured-content\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f37b1add-naira-marley-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f37b1add-naira-marley-.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f37b1add-naira-marley--759x503.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f37b1add-naira-marley--1010x670.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f37b1add-naira-marley--1440x955.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f37b1add-naira-marley--661x438.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f37b1add-naira-marley--465x308.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/f37b1add-naira-marley--375x249.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\">Burna Boy\u2019s \u201cOdogwu\u201d, released only last week, showed the industry artists and video directors were appropriating in their creative works.&nbsp;These are the Nigerian music videos we loved in March 2020 &#8211; in no particular order &#8211; which saw minimal output (by way of visuals) due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Burna Boy \u2013 Odogwu&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sUliAM1ByDk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burna Boy\u2019s latest song heavily appropriates the Igbo culture. Expectedly, so does the video, directed by the sought after TG Omori.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing at time of its release, I related ho<span style=\"color: #333333;\">w \u201c<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/burna-boy-odogwu-clip-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Odogwu<\/a><\/span>\u201d, an Igbo term which we can translate to \u201cleader\u201d is a marker of strength and flair within the traditional set-up. TG Omori, employing the beauty of the landscape, sets Burna Boy in scenes where he\u2019s as confident as he\u2019s black and part of the people.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Niniola ft. Femi Kuti \u2013 Fantasy&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-02afkIO_I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest video of the Afro House queen was shot at the famed New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Nigeria, and features dancers and vintage fashion inspired by the Kalakuta Queens, the all-female dance group which performed with Femi\u2019s father \u2014 and the creator of Afrobeat \u2014 Fela Kuti in the 1970s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI used to watch videos of Fela Kuti and Femi Kuti, and I loved the music but I also loved the way the dancers moved their waist and hips,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Niniola says of the video, which was directed by Nigeria\u2019s Sesan and styled by Niniola and Kanyinsola Onalaja.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>L.A.X. ft. 2Baba \u2013 Gobe&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxch7uz3TeY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L.A.X\u2019s latest song, \u201cGobe,\u201d which features afro pop legend 2Baba, is a tale of infidelity and its dark sides.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The video, directed by Aje Films, plays to this, showing scenes where L.A.X and 2Baba are being punished for their promiscuity.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Dice Ailes ft. Olamide \u2013 Pim Pim&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5b69-eZeJQk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dice Ailes has been consistent with his output, with his new song, \u201cPim Pim,\u201d coming off the back of \u201cGinika\u201d and the sleeper hit \u201cAlakori,\u201d a song with rapper Falz.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPim Pim,\u201d directed by PriorGold Pictures, sees the artistes cast in an imaginative setting, colorful and vibrant.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Naira Marley \u2013 Aye&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5MiN4ENxkiM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of Naira Marley\u2019s philosophy, going by his music and persona, is a carefree attitude to life, the refusal to over think one\u2019s worries.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAye,\u201d the artist\u2019s newest song, reiterates that. And on its Dan Mbo\u2013directed video, that is captured in beautiful scenes of dance and activity.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Blaqbonez \u2013 Haba&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ya136RxZlZE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than the irrepressible desire to tag himself \u201cbest rapper in Africa,\u201d Blaqbonez is putting in the work, tinkering with styles in a bid to balance his artistry and of course, his bank account.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHaba,\u201d like \u201cPlay\u201d before it, is a sultry vibe, and its video, delivered comically, has been said to \u201cfeature a hilarious video game reference as well as Blaq\u2019s usual madcap antics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Davido \u2013 1 Milli&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1x5tIv6GC1o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Off Davido\u2019s&nbsp;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Good Time&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sophomore, \u201c1 Milli\u201d was a song destined for the top. Co-written by Adekunle Gold, it was a promise of love, one Davido has been known to dabble in over the years.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the visuals (by Director K) of said song, an outdoor wedding scene is invoked in beautiful colors and African styled designs. As it was in \u201cAssurance,\u201d Chioma Rowland (Davido\u2019s fiancee) stars alongside her superstar, as they both share their love for each other on camera with tender touches and warm gazes into each other\u2019s eyes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Zlatan Ibile, Papisnoop, and Zamopyper ft. Oberz \u2013 Unripe Pawpaw&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3QQI50J1Igk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A searing song hitting the streets, the videos of the song led by Zanku progenitor Zlatan Ibile (by Visionary Pictures) includes a lot of dancing and yellow danfo buses which casts the scene of the typical Lagos day in all its craze.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Mayorkun \u2013 Geng&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBzi69kOAW8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By a good margin the biggest Nigerian song of the year, the Dammy Twitch\u2013directed visuals for \u201cGeng\u201d delivered a solid representation of the youth culture which birthed the record.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #27ae60;\"><b>Zinoleesky ft. Naira Marley \u2013 Caro<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpuDu_TK83Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A signee of Naira\u2019s Marlian Records, Zinoleesky has quickly gone about with making a name for himself.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of such moves is \u201cCaro,\u201d a song with his label boss. The Naya-shot visuals does well to cast adorable scenes in places that render the perfect backdrop to Zino and Marley\u2019s serenading.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burna Boy\u2019s \u201cOdogwu\u201d, released only last week, showed the industry artists and video directors were appropriating in their creative works.&nbsp;These are the Nigerian music videos we loved in March 2020 &#8211; in no particular order [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":39411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9400,9408],"tags":[3681,701,3832,3724],"location":[8172],"yst_prominent_words":[8868,17778,9172,10752,9739,8924,8414,17779,8435,10208,17781,11238,9735,9153,17776,17775,8543,17780,17777,15192],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40747"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40747"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=40747"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=40747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}