<![CDATA[Plot Twist: Music videos]]>https://africa-curated.plottwist.co.za/s/music-videoshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1L--!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7cb4705c-5deb-4043-822a-dc52d60811f7_512x512.pngPlot Twist: Music videoshttps://africa-curated.plottwist.co.za/s/music-videosSubstackSat, 13 Jun 2026 17:04:27 GMT<![CDATA[Monsters You Made]]>https://africa-curated.plottwist.co.za/p/monsters-you-madehttps://africa-curated.plottwist.co.za/p/monsters-you-madeTue, 19 May 2026 09:55:45 GMT

Synopsis
With a closing sample of Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo on colonialism, this Burna Boy music video is an angry reminder that violence doesn’t happen in a vacuum, especially in Africa.

”We are the monsters you made.”

Accolades
+14 million YouTube views

Meji Alabi | Nigeria | 2020 | 4m


Did you know?
That’s Chris Martin from Coldplay on the chorus.

Burna Boy was the first African artist to have two albums earn over one billion streams on Spotify. And the first African artist to win the BET Award for Best International Act three consecutive times. And he’s already won one Grammy from 11 nominations.

Born in England, Meji grew up between Lagos, London and Texas. He won a Best Music Video Grammy for Beyoncé’s Brown Skin Girl, co-directed with Jenn Nkiru.


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Synopsis
A man returns home from overseas to Algiers. It’s a complex, emotional homecoming.

Accolades
• Film Craft Grand Prix at Cannes Lions, among other awards
• +145 million views on YouTube

“The best film I saw in 2017 was a music video called Territory by The Blaze... It is the best thing.”
Oscar winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk)

Algeria | 2017 | 5 min


Did you know?
Shot in Algeria, it’s co-directed by The Blaze duo Guillaume Alric and his cousin Jonathan Alric, who was born in Cote d’Ivoire.


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]]><![CDATA[Peau de Chagrin | Bleu du Nuit ]]>https://africa-curated.plottwist.co.za/p/peau-de-chagrin-bleu-du-nuithttps://africa-curated.plottwist.co.za/p/peau-de-chagrin-bleu-du-nuitTue, 12 May 2026 20:34:41 GMT

Synopsis
A mesmerising music video inspired by Congolese wedding rituals.

Accolades
Featured on Dazed and Nowness

“An aesthetic triumph:
vibrant, atmospheric and undeniably compelling.”
It’s Nice That

Baloji | DRC | 2018 | 9m 50


Did you know?
Baloji went on to win the Un Certain Regard New Voice Prize at Cannes in 2023 for Augure/Omen, which sadly still isn’t available to stream in South Africa.


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