SEINABO SEY RELEASES NEW TRACK + VIDEO “BREATHE” // .@SeinaboSey

FADED4U April 30, 2018

SEINABO SEY RELEASES NEW TRACK + VIDEO “BREATHE”

This is my little note to self, a reminder that there are places and spaces where I feel at ease. And in the meantime, until I get there, all I have to do is breathe.” - Seinabo Sey

Watch the video for “I Owe You Nothing”

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Watch the video for “Remember”

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“Breathe” is a bold anthem drenched in quivering strings and a choir’s layered harmonies. Seinabo wrote its central message about self-love and self-acceptance while on an impromptu solo trip to Dakar, Senegal in early 2017. Feeling content, she found herself “sitting there, thinking about why I really enjoyed being there. I love it here because I don’t have to explain myself to people... I realised that as a black woman, so much of our time is spent explaining obvious things about our culture or ourselves, when she would rather just be.” Pushing her art to the next level, Seinabo has taken much of the creative direction for the new record into her own hands, spending the past few months in Gambia to film music videos and shoot a plethora of new images which encompass her new direction. In the “I Owe You Nothing” video, Seinaboblends the rich, bright colors of local fabrics with confidence that is evident throughout, she explains “I figured it’s time I stand up for myself and this is my best way of doing that.”

The “Breathe” video was shot in Seinabo’s father’s home country of Gambia and directed by Sheila Johansson and NewLand. It features Seinabo, three of her childhood friends and their daughters.