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Music Video (2019)
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Batuka - Madonna
COMPULSORY x Dreamers
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| Title of Piece: | Batuka |
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| Brand: | Madonna |
| Production Company: | COMPULSORY x Dreamers |
| Client: | Madonna |
| Agency: | Madonna |
| Director(s): | Emmanuel Adjei |
| Short Synopsis: | Madonna celebrates the rebellious spirit and legacy of batuque in the new video for “Batuka,” a track off her most recent album, Madame X. As a series of title cards explains at the start of the video, batuque is a style of music and dance that was created by women in Cape Verde, a former Portuguese colony off the coast of Africa that played a crucial role in the slave trade. Madonna learned about batuque while living in Portugal, where she recorded some of Madame X, and both the song and video for “Batuka” feature the Orquestra Batukadeiras. |
| Runtime: | 06:02 |
| Release Date: | 2019-07-19 |
| Producer(s): | Chris Toumazou, Mélodie Saba, Tom Birmingham |
| Editor: | Danny Tull |
| Production Design: | Paulina Rzeszowska |
| Costume Design: | Bratsk |
| Creative Director: | Imogen Snell |
| Visual Effects: | Mathematic |
| Individual Credits: | Make Up - Isamaya French |
| Individual Credits: | Hair - Andy Lecompte |
