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  • the crew is australian??

    

  • it makes my eyes well up...such tremendous effort bringing forth something so magical. this is beyond an ad...its an uplifting fete that all Kenyans should look upon proudly in their lowest times . The words, the catchy tune, the emotion, the scenery, the common purpose...i think its Ksh60million superbly spent. ata nikihama safaricom hii ad itanifanya a loyal fan for life.

  • This was simply amazing...Tourism board should take a cue from this and stop sitting on their asses. The 720p was useless though

  • I remember hearing this on the radio all the time when i was in Kenya :)

  • oh ths is just beautiful and so is kenya!!! great work safaricom you the best :-)

  • all haters, shut up let me enjoy my beautiful coutry kenya.

    The song has little to do with safaricom and more to do with Kenyan Pride.

  • kali hiyo. big-up to the directors men.

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  • one thing you should realize is that knowledge builds on itself- very few ideas on earth are totally independent and weren't inspired by others. even tho' this vid is similar to the qantas ad , the sights and sounds are unique to kenya. those who say this video is an insult should think again- its awesome! and for heaven's sake be a little more patriotic!!

  • What the fuck is wrong with people? Do you think having Kenyans doing the production would have made a better product? There is a reason why Safaricom chose that specific production company...... for once stop thinking like people with the IQ of a wet floor and think about the end product.

    It was GREAT and wouldn’t be without everyone that invested their Skills, Voices, Time and most of all MONEY. I am proud to see Kenya in such a perspective. Beautiful.

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  • Its truly an insult. Why copy? Even 2% means luck of ideas. Oh..talk of Australian...we have kenyan musicians singing about a kenyan company....how about having kenyans do it???

  • @jkinyua Just coz someone is white it don't mean they can't be Kenyan. For all i know even you Kinyua, a Kikuyu sounding name could be Canadian or something. Kenyans come in all colors, accents and styles. relax mjomba

  • who wants to bet thatt the 5 dislikes are from airtel!!

  • 0.70 lol wow wow wow

  • I don't see the difference between this and Qantas ad. Same concept, but different sceneries/ countries. It's an insult to originality.

  • I need to download this, the ad is not enough. Please.........

  • There should be a longer version, not this commercial version which cuts out some relly nice clips...

  • out of 100 marks rating, i would give you 99%. Good work en keep them coming.

  • 1st time I saw the ad, I thought it was wonderful, very emotive.

    After seeing the Qantas ad, I think it's very lame, it gives me a very negative vybe everytime I hear it and I just change the channel. I think the ad denigrates my country proving that anything good in Kenya must have been copied from abroad!

    Either way Safaricom is still top-of-mind and therefore I guess it's achieved its purpose.

    I hope the Australian wasnt paid full fees coz the negative publicity this has caused Safaricom...

  • Creativity. 96%

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  • PROUDLY KENYAN!!! THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

  • Am so proud of youn Gabie AM PROUD TO BE KENYAN and connected woth SAFARICOM

  • I like the song and the scenes. Beautiful composition and arangement. Kudos. Very refreshing.

    Not to rain on your pared but I just don't like the vocals. From a vocal-trainer's point of view, who's worked with choirs and choruses, i think the choir needed to be a lot more prepared. the singing is a bit too bland for me. Not good. I have examples of school and college choirs who can sing better that that. Otherwise, good job!!

  • Safaricom......u r the best!!! This video actually depicts how well endowed Kenya is with various scenic landscapes!!! Thumbs up Niko na Safaricom!!

  • Gabo, good job!

    

  • whether it was copied or not it good. i like the music yes, but more so the sights. and no one can deny that kenya is just but beautiful.

  • the old adverts were better..remember the little lamu boy and the eggs...or the people at the market....this is just a pattern...arial shot....people singing...arial shot...people singing.....this ad sucks....unsutable for a mobile phone service provider....GREAT FOR AN AIRLINE THOUGH....and the posters of landscapes with a clumsy photo in the middle suck even harder....but safaricom services suck super hard....they suck donkey balls very very hard

  • Intellectual pro...whaaaaat????!!! Like they give a Sh*%t about that,asking them who owns the original advert? asking that is like asking them who developed the MPESA Idea....LOLest

    Man eat man society, Corporate Company eat all society

  • Its wonderful video, inspired by Qantas owned by Safaricom!!!

  • Thank you Safaricom for a) going back to your theme for advertisements b) making me super proud to be kenyan and c) lifting the standards of advertising once again. Excellent work. So glad to see you are back to trailblazing. It's a phenomenal job, Quantas, no Quantas. Less hateration please!

  • saw the Qantas ad and though there are some similarities, it is not the same advert. So even though I'm not a Safaricom fan of late, the use of our natural landscape was a continuation of what they have always done and should not be seen as a duplication of the Qantas advert.

  • What money can do............................­.!!

  • Beautiful advert. Made be feel homesick as I was born in Kenya. Amazing scenery - fantastic shots. Huge congratulations to the whole team and cast for producing an outstanding advert.

  • There is nothing new under the sun. What creates the buzz is the execution, and when we judge it on the basis of that criterion, Safaricom have scored big time. So what if the concept was borrowed? The fact is, it has worked for the Kenyan market. Each country plays to its strength. Kenya has breathtaking scenery, whichever direction you take. This ad has simply played to the country's strengths. Great job guys. And who says that the CEOs of both companies don't know each other?

  • There is nothing new under the sun. What creates the buzz is the execution, and when we judge it on the basis of that criterion, Safaricom have scored big time. So what if the concept was borrowed? The fact is, it has worked for the Kenyan market. Each country plays to its strength. Kenya has breathtaking scenery, whichever direction you take. This ad has simply played to the country's strengths. Great job guys.

  • Yeah Whatever Quantas or not. The Scenery is Kenya, music by Kenyans. I dont think you can get that in the land down under.

    To me it is better than the "It is Flat Campaign" which was the worst campaign of Kencell. We have had ten years of Crappy Ads in the Kenyan Industry. Well Done Safcom I hope that Brand Bure Kenya will borrow a leaf from you.

  • As marketers, we look for creativity and originality. Its a big let down to Safaricom to have copied the Australian Qantas Ad-theme. Am so disappointed. U need to do much to get back your once loyal customers... not with this kind of copying to impress. Poleni.

  • Fantastic ad.... Our country is truly beautiful.

  • @ VILLASEZI The only thing that makes us or make things different is originality. All am asking, do not copy 99 percent, just copy like 60% or 70%, and the rest use your creativity to make it unique and different. How do you think the Australian who came up with this concept Ad would feel if they saw a dublicate in kenya without even being paid loyalties? They would feel totally disgusted.

    Let us try to be unique and different.

  • @mukora100 The Australian who worked on the Quantas Ad also worked on the Safaricom Ad.

  • @SafaricomOfficial so the dude plagiarized his own work?

  • @SafaricomOfficial So much for supporting local agencies

  • When i saw Chrisitne on Mount Kenya - i thought it is all Camera tricks - until i saw the making of Niko na Safaricom. I woke up to the reality it was afterall real serious business. Once again - i must say it is amazing.

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  • first time i saw this - I was taken aback. It is much more than Safaricom - it is branding the country. well done to all the brains and cast behind it. THe Making of it is a show stopper of its kind too. you have done Kenya proud. you also took the tune from Mighty Joe - to the next level.

  • Using someones idea in your own way is no big deal, after all why re-invent the wheel? But... copying someones idea to the brim and not even trying to put in your own creativity is totally wrong. I believe we are intellectually endowed and we can do better than the original stuff. If this this was a book you guys were writing you could have been charged with plagiarism.

    Be creative and Innovative......

  • @mukora100

    There is nothing really creative - we all tap from one creative mind. It has always been there and will always be there. It is like a menu - we just place orders with our thoughts. THe fact that it looks alike - does not make it copying. Its called perfecting it.

    THe bottom line - it is very good.

  • no idea is original, the key is execution, so i still think its impressive regardless of the whole issue of another australian ad-at end of the day no other country looks like Kenya, so the scenery itself makes it wonderful and unique to kenya, so well done..

  • the Steippy, does that really matter? its a brilliant ad either way

  • You stole the damn concept from an Australian Ad-Qantas-Including the tune!!!!!

  • This for sure is an award winning advertisement. All that brilliant hard work to create such a tremendous heart warming result. Well done!

  • Great commercial, amazing lacations. Didn't know Safaricom had reception in such remote places. Well done!

  • this is just great, watching it brings a smile to my face.well done.

  • I will leave to remember this.....I will do more of this

  • Enough of the here-say … It is a Kenyan production: Creative Agency: Red Sky Kenya / Creative Director: Justin Connolly (Red Sky) / Assoc. Creative Director: Jerry Nyagah (Red Sky) / Co-Production: Quite Bright Films Kenya (QBF) & Ridley Scott Associates (RSA) / Producer: Amber Larre (QBF) / Director: Adrian Moat (RSA) / RSA Company Co-Director: Debbie Garvey (RSA) / DP: Frazer Taggart (Freelance) / 1st AD: Dan Prior (QBF) / Production Manager: Evans Gathoga (QBF) James Smith (RSA) /

  • More Credits: Location Sound: Alex Coutts (QBF) / Camera Assistant: Sam Maina / Main Cast: The Safaricom Choir / Casting: Dale Liselo - Kabeiza Kenya / Grip - Kenya Grips / Sparks: Film Studios Kenya / Composer: Gabriel Omondi / Location Scouts: Sokomoto Kenya / Wardrobe: Kiko Romeo Kenya / Aerial Services: Phoenix Aviation Kenya / Making Of: QBF Kenya / All in all it was Kenyans who made this happen...

  • proudly KENYAN

  • I cant seem to be able to play the clip beyond 8:07. Is it just me or there is a technical mishap? Otherwise I really love it. Like the lady said it shows us places that we were not aware of.. Najivunia kuwa Mkenya!! You should upload the pictures of the previous advertisments also. I really like them! In other news, does Safaricom sponsor university students abroad? If so, what is the application process and criteria for the selection of the students? Keep up the good work!

  • So proud fo this beautiful country of mine!!!

  • lol she said 10k calories.lol.this nice.

  • the sites r incredible

  • Qantas......Copy Paste! Cmon you guys!

  • THE SONG IS WELL DONE BUT SAFCOM MMMMMMH !!!!!!!!!!!!! failed me vibaya sana

  • But i still feel nothing 4 safcom i used there modem when i was in kenya and am sorry to say it was a complete mess . i went to there offices and no one could explain the over change so siko na safarcom hataaaa kidogo

  • Fantastic advert. Thanks to it's theme, am proud of my beautiful country...KENYA!

  • proud to be Kenyan !!!!!

  • Great beginning until Mzungu pope's up..nowadays we have our own great directors and crew..nothing personal but thought the whole production was done by our local guys.

  • AMAZING!!!! is all I can say - David from Manchester ,UK.

  • Never been this home sick....

    Pongezi nyingi from cold London!!

  • @MrsMlevi lol mrs mlevi????

  • This is the best commercial ever,Safaricom is the best company when it comes to showcasting the country.

  • Safaricom you have out done yourself…wow what a beautiful country we have. Am so proud to be Kenyan..and happy to have played a part in making this Amazing add…Shirley/unique makeup

  • This ad literally gives me goose bumps!!!I'm obsessed I put it on replay and don't get tired. The ad is out of this world, the sights, sounds wow!!simply fantastic

  • still techmtaa dot com I think is spot on. You guys should not copy ideas otherwise you dont need agencies

  • Could this company be having the most powerful marketing & creative team in the sub-sahara? if not africa?

  • i feel so overwhelmed looking at it... Beautiful is an understatement

  • 06:35 - 06:41 i can imagine that feeling .. like a conversation with God .. :)

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  • Awesome!!! I have renewed LOVE for my Country!! Thanks Safaricom!

  • Awesome!!!

  • Feels like rejuvination of love for Safaricom. Congratulations for your achievements and may you live longer so that the children of our children will live to celebrate 100 years of Safaricom.

  • Safaricom TVC ads just keep getting better and better and better and this one is the best of the best to date, it markets Kenya like no other. I got one hell of a buzz in the making and an even bigger buzz watching the made commercial. Kudos to the QBF Team I am proud to have been a part of it. It was well worth the effort and in summation it's like no other.

  • We all must congratulate this whole team for the pains they have gone through to make this beauful song...big ups guys, thss song, damn!!! its awesome...and the kenyan landscape is just but breathtaking.....

  • Wow!! wakia Ken is in this choir!!! big ups , me loves the song!!

  • This is one of the greatest videos I've seen released in a long time and deserves much recognition, It takes time, effort and dedication of all involved to achieve something of this caliber, Kudos to the song composer, safaricom choir, video production crew and the entire safaricom community. You surely outdid yourselves.

  • WOW! Brand Kenya should have though of this first!! Its simply awsome! Much better than the Magical Kenya promotion that i hv seen.

  • How can you speak of the sky being 'clean' 4:46 ? Especially when you are referring to fresh clouds on top of Mt Kenya ?

  • Goose Bumps....!

  • "Brand Kenya" - true.

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  • Bado Mko down...Kudos goes to the mother of the idea "Qantas The spirit of Australia"

  • The Land of my birth of Scottish parents. Asante sana kwa watu wote ya mambo hio! n ta rudi kesho, Mungu akipemda. zamani ni me rudisha ku jenga daraja na baraba inche ya Sotik. Safi sana. Baba yangu ali farike kule mwaka 1976. Mke yangu na penda pio! Pole kama kiswahili yango imepotea kidogo!

  • beautiful scenery amazing that half of the locations I have never been to. yaani we even have sand dunes in kenya wtf??!! kudos but as a kawaida Kenyan skeptic those odieros are mob kwani hakuna Kenyans who can push that jobo??!! all in all good stuff!!! niko na safaricom!

  • @shambshyster I would like to think that those odieros are also kenyans :)

  • Wonder what they'd have come up with if they didnt use the mwakenya from Qantas

  • Marvelous. Makes me love my country even more.

  • keep call rates high....use money for secondhand ads.....pliiiiiiiiiiz

  • Kenya is beautiful. The scenery & landscape in this video make me want to just take a trip around my country! Well done QBF, well done Gabriel Omondi...Kudos to everyone involved in the making! I want to know what it cost!

  • Kenya is a beautiful country. Gabo is an amazing composer....then the bloody Australian creatives had to copy paste an ad from their own country.The sheer arrogance of it stinks!!!

  • I was there we traveled to the most amazing places, the whole team (cast + Crew) was incredible the outcome amazing. Oh n i got to say its a wrap in Swahili how cool! this Ad was locally Produced by Quite Bright Films QBF with the assistance of one of the best director and DOP.

  • They couldnt get original??? they had to copy Qantas airlines commercial?? atleast whoever shot it should have added a little bit of originality to it!!! You guys copied the tvc as it is...how so uncreative!!!!

  • Copy or no copy, This ad is tooo deadly, Proud to be Kenyan, Niko na Safaricom!!

  • gabby is a good composer and the rest of the crew is cool! lakini red sky walienjoy safcom, the idea is not original

  • Good work SufferingCon. At 2:37 is that David of the now infamous 'Kenya's first sex tape???'' eeeww he's just cheapened the video...

  • ni fiiiiiit :)

  • Just beware, Safaricom is out to rip you off

  •  I knew Kenya was beautiful but I have to give it to Safcom for always capturing the truly magical Kenya!

  • this has totally blown my socks off.......freaking awesome and makes me want to go to all those amazing places in my backyard. Hats off to Safcom

  • Niko na, Niko na SAFARICOM

  • No other company in Kenya has ever bothered to portray Kenya the way Safaricom has. So what if it resembles that other random ad half of you didn't even know it existed so stop hating? I don't see a copied ad I see me traveling around kenya to see all those beautiful places. Wow Kenyans we are truely blessed

  • ILIKUWA NIVUKE LAKINI WACHA TU NISHIKILIE SAFCOM KIASI .

  • Really amazing!! Niko na Safaricom

  • Ata kama wanasema tulicopy. bado Niko na Safaricom!

  • Gabo poa sana!!!!

  • excellent. keep up guys

  • wow! amazing!

  • I like the video,.. I also like the response you guys have given it, even though it had negative hype kidogo!!

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