American soul artist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer Aloe Blacc will shoot a music video in Nairobi.
The video will be for his upcoming new song that will champion malaria awareness in conjunction with Malaria No More, a nonprofit organisation that aims to end deaths caused by the disease.
“I use my music videos as often as possible to share important social courses that I believe my audience should be aware of, and to create positive social transformations,” said Aloe Blacc.
He added: “I have a song that I have composed, and a video concept I have created, which I want to do with the Malaria No More. The video will potentially be filmed here in Nairobi. So, I will be speaking with some filmmakers and the Malaria No More faction in Nairobi to make it happen.”
Blacc also revealed that he will be on the lookout for Kenyan artistes for collaborations.
“It’s difficult for me to think about collaborations. But if I have to think that way I would start with Quincy Jones and Aretha Franklin. Then I would go for the tremendously talented and contemporary artistes, who are often unknown and unseen because the mainstream doesn’t appreciate this level of talent. I like people who can write what they sing because I like to sing what I write. Besides that, I will be learning about new artistes here in Nairobi that I may as well like to collaborate with,” He said.