Video: Alec Lomami 'Kinshasa' (CHLLNGR Remix)

Video: Alec Lomami 'Kinshasa' (CHLLNGR Remix)


Alec Lomami delivers a heartfelt stop-motion video for Danish producer CHLLNGR's remix of "Kinshasa". The Anita Kreogh-directed clip follows a young Alec through an idyllic time in his childhood— one that he would often revisit while detained in an American immigration jail for 9 months. Read Alec's incredible personal story on Afripop and check out the exclusive AIYE mixtape he crafted for us. Video above.

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