Vicarious travel via music videos

December 2, 2017 6:43 PM

Please recommend English-language music videos where the performer goes to a city abroad and parties it up local style - with a particular focus on street fashion and dance moves

Two perfect examples of this I have seen:
- Solange, “Losing You” in Cape Town
- Jidenna, “Particula” in Johannesburg

Not really what I’m after but still interested:
- Michael Franti, “Say Hey” in Rio de Janeiro (more sort of “real people” slice of life in favela, less focus on style)
- Rick Ross, “Hold Me Back” in Nigeria (more historical / political, less focus on style)


Thank you!

posted by sestaaak to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

While this doesn't feature local dancing, Portable - Surrender feat Lcio is a gorgeous deep house song with a video set in the Cappadocia region in Central Anatolia, one of the most famous tourist sites in Turkey, which is more visually stunning during its hot air balloon festival.
posted by filthy light thief at 9:20 PM on December 2, 2017

Maybe some of Jain’s videos. Makeba
posted by Shanda at 11:08 PM on December 2, 2017

Malcolm McLaren - Soweto
posted by davebush at 5:34 AM on December 3, 2017

Maybe too "real people" for what you want, but you immediately made me think of all the "Happy" remakes done around the world
posted by Mchelly at 5:58 AM on December 3, 2017

Michael Jackson’s They don’t really care about us has this in Salvador, Brazil.
posted by dreaming in stereo at 1:25 PM on December 3, 2017

The "Where the Hell is Matt?" videos might be what you are looking for:

2008 edition
2012 edition
posted by TomFoolery at 11:56 AM on December 4, 2017