Since its beginning, the dancing planet dons of Important Lazer are greatly affected by world noises, from Brazilian baile funk to Jamaican dancehall and beats and basslines past.
Now, a brand new film captures the trio — Diplo, Ape Drums and Walshy Fire — voyaging into West Africa during the excursion stops at Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana. Chasing The Audio concentrates on the Afrobeats genre and the way it has grown into a worldwide phenomenon via African American artists such as Sarkodie, Amaarae, Efya, Teni and also Mr. Eazi, the latter of whom attributes on Leading Lazer’s latest , “Oh My Gawd. ” View the Chasing The Audio trailer under.
“Afrobeat has affected the largest pop stars that we’ve got in the usa,” Walshy Fire states from the trailer.
“It’s ’s an great spectacle,” follows Diplo, “who ’s happening on the planet. ”
Chasing The Audio was led at Austin Peters, who was behind the camera to the 2016 Important Lazer doc Give Me The upcoming , that told the story of this trio’s historic March of 2016 series in Havana, Cuba, that brought half a million attendees.
Chasing The Audio is a job by YouTube Originals, the band behind films such as the 2020 Coachella doc, also has been made by RadicalMedia, TMWRK and Underground. Chasing The Audio premieres through Major Lazer’s YouTube station on Monday, Sept. 28.
