KUKU: IFE

Ifé by KUKU
Directed by Ayoola Daramola
From the album, Unexpected Pleasures (2006)
www.kukulive.com

In the Yoruba (Western Nigeria) language, the word "Ifé" means love. The song whose video you are watching, "Ifé", was recorded sometime in 2005 and it later appeared on my 2006 debut full length album Unexpected Pleasures. Since the song was released, I have written and recorded several new material, and since my favorite song tends to be the latest one, Ife has slowly falling into the ranks of just another song, or child as I like call them, in my growing catalog.

One cold evening in early December 2008, I received an e-mail from a gentle man by the name of , Ayoola Daramola. He introduced himself as Nigeria video director who was very much interested in shooting a video for the song. Upon speaking to Ayoola, his inviting spirit, and passion for video making and music was reason enough to go ahead with his vision for the video. We met a few days later at his home studio in Maryland, and we shot about 2 hours of footage. That was my last meeting before the conception of this video. It's a small world indeed, the family who appears in the video are Ayoola's friends who just happen to be cousins of mine.

Which ever way you look at it, Ayoola revived this song, with the heart of color and motion pictures he breathed a new life into a song I had almost forgotten. They say bad new travel fast, and that theory have been proven more true in this digital age. This is some good new accompanied by inspirational visual I look that would like to see travel even further.

Please help me extend much gratitude to Ayoola Daramola (http://www.vimeo.com/3308149) for excellent job and even more spread love, spread the good word, and spread the video.
One luv
KUKU
www.kukulive.com

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Music

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• KUKU
• SINGER
• SONGWRITER
• NIGERIA
• ACOUSTIC
• YORUBA
• GUITARIST
• KUKULIVE

[ithabug]

we still love kuku in ithaca, ny!

[NoodleStudioRecords]

Go KUKU - love your music - great stuff

[misterafrika]

Smooth.

[lagoyave]

Grand, c'est juste magnifique c'est dingue!

Awesome, it's simply so beautiful, man!

[tofumo]

KUKU Thank you for another great song, before each gig I play your songs to relax myself and to remember the time we sang together in Atlanta.You have a wonderful way to make us all feel good and that one day I will be able to do the same,Peace+Love Mo

[MANDJUT]

you have the potential to become the next fela bruv. well done and get yourself a good organisation structure to promote you beautiful music that touches everyone from north to south, east and west, black and white.

[akd319]

i saw him in a mall in washington dc two years ago and fell in love with his music!!! love it!!

[averagejoemma]

I love this song and good luck sr. and thank for giveing me a peice of nigeria

[jdoret]

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[Rosemarf]

KUKU - a great video to match a beautiful timeless song! This is one of my fav's of all time,Love it!!! :-)