Gordo and Drake's latest music video features rural KZN family
Gordo made the dream of the KZN man come true by gifting him with a car.
American musician Gordo has new music out featuring the legendary Drake.
The music video for the new single, 'Healing', was released on July 31 and has over 600,000 views on YouTube.
Gordo featured the story of a local TikToker, Emmanuel Madonsela, a man from Dududu village in KwaZulu-Natal.
Gordo says he saw the story of Emmanuel on TikTok.
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"About 2 months ago while I was scrolling through TikTok, I stumbled upon THE DON Madfunz, a guy from South Africa with amazing energy. His taste in music grabbed my attention, but it was his dancing, smile and story that really hooked me," Gordo wrote in the video's description.
He went on to describe the challenges that Emmanuel has to go through to provide for his family. He also added how Emmanuel has expressed his desire to own a car.
"The Don would walk 9 miles to work every single day despite the weather or his personal safety… he risked it all for his family… and dreamed one day of his very slow walk being over and finally being able to own a car for himself so he can provide for his family," he wrote.
Gordo says when he was thinking of ideas for his music video, Emmanuel's story came to his mind.
"When I was thinking about the “HEALING” music video, I couldn’t get Don out of my head... I knew I had to get him involved… so I hit up my friend, and director, Theo Skudra, and we decided to make a video following a day in Don’s life," he described.
"We filmed in Dududu, a rural area about an hour outside of Durban. We captured Don's everyday life – the simple joys, the positivity, and the resilience.
Gordo says although he couldn't be in South Africa, he was glad his team could assist. He also surprised Emmanuel with a car.
"While I couldn’t be there, the best part of this whole process was at the end when I surprised Don with a car. Seeing his reaction was priceless. It was one of his dreams to own a car, and knowing I could help make that happen was incredible," he wrote.
Gordo says he hopes his video will be inspirational to all who watch it.
"With this video, I wanted to show that Don’s positive attitude and joyful spirit are something we can all learn from, no matter what we’re going through. His story is a reminder that even when life gets tough, you can still find reasons to smile. I hope this video touches your hearts like it did mine."
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Below is the music video:
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