We covered Baltimore rapper and activist Abdu Ali‘s brilliant, unique and vital track “Keep Movin [Negro Kai]”, produced by Mental Jewelry with co-production by Ali himself, back in February when it was initially released. Now you can watch the spellbinding visual for the song, directed by animation artist Ghost Drank. Bright colors flow from the abstract to the representational and back, illustrating the song’s theme of living without limits, pushing toward freedom, and the visual and sonic connections between different forms of African diasporic art. “Keep Movin [Negro Kai]” will appear on Ali’s mixtape MONGO, out in 2016.
Abdu Ali tour dates
October
29 New Orleans at The Building at 1427 OC Haley
30 Houston at The Fitz
November
06 SUNY Purchase
07 Baltimore at The Crown
08 NYC at Aicon Gallery
20 NYC at The Performa Hub