{"id":42108,"date":"2018-11-28T17:08:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/new-video-obongjayar-never-change\/"},"modified":"2021-10-21T12:54:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T10:54:42","slug":"new-video-obongjayar-never-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/new-video-obongjayar-never-change\/","title":{"rendered":"New video: Obongjayar &#8211; Never Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"pam-featured-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RhXfRWKQH-M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Date:&nbsp;November 27th, 2018<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\">Director:&nbsp;Duncan Loudon<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The British-Nigerian unveils a dark music video for &#8220;Never Change&#8221;. After his participation to Richard Russel&#8217;s last LP, Obongjayar is back in solo to haunt you with his hypnotic Soul.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan Loudon directed the &#8220;Never Change&#8221; visuals. We can see Obongjayar coated in dust and driving a car&nbsp;wrapped in cellophane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#8217;Never Change&#8217; is inspired by growing up in Calabar,&#8221; Obongjayar says. &#8220;It\u2019s a reflection on growing older and seeing the world through a different lens, witnessing the corruptions and negativity that often surrounds us &#8211; and an attempt to maintain the innocence of childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"standfirst\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Read next:&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/dope-saint-jude-a-new-queer-grrrl-who-redefines-south-africas-game\/\">Dope Saint Jude, a new queer Grrrl who redefines South Africa\u2019s game<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18567\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Obongjayar.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Obongjayar.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Obongjayar-759x427.jpeg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Obongjayar-1010x568.jpeg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Obongjayar-1440x810.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Obongjayar-661x372.jpeg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Obongjayar-465x262.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Obongjayar-375x211.jpeg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date:&nbsp;November 27th, 2018 Director:&nbsp;Duncan Loudon The British-Nigerian unveils a dark music video for &#8220;Never Change&#8221;. After his participation to Richard Russel&#8217;s last LP, Obongjayar is back in solo to haunt you with his hypnotic Soul. 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