{"id":39509,"date":"2018-05-17T00:10:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T07:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=39509"},"modified":"2018-05-28T23:11:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T06:11:16","slug":"quarter-to-africa-look-at-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=39509","title":{"rendered":"Quarter to Africa \u2013 Look at Today"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Quarter to Africa\/ Still from video courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Look at today: when I take a walk outside, bathed in the warm glow of the sun, following the soothing blue rhythms of the Mediterranean Sea, surrounded by endless cloudless skies \u2013 today is beautiful. Yet at every turn I am reminded of the fragility of that serene view. The threat of war, internal conflicts, everyday loves and losses, global warming and other evidence of humanity’s inhumanity \u2013 reality always comes crashing in; sometimes in the form of missiles literally crashing in. What’s a person to do?<\/p>\n

Look at Today<\/strong> is the title of Quarter to Africa’s new song, written by Yakir Sasson and Elyasaf Bashari, and it captures those feelings with its easy groove infused with the sunny skies and blue seas of the Mediterranean, undulating Arabic tones, African rhythms, and the edgy cadence of rap. The video, designed and directed by Eran Sasson, is a cool chromatic companion to the song, with kaleidoscopic Arabesque-like patterns, vintage decoupage reminiscent of Monty Python’s animation, and featuring stop-motion animated Yakir Sasson and Elyasaf Bashari wandering through Tel Aviv-Jaffa \u2013 it’s a visual trip. Pop culture, Zohar Argov, and the Mona Lisa all find their way into this synesthetic experience. There’s even an oblique reference to the mind-body problem in this psychedelic philosophical journey spiked with humor and herb.<\/p>\n

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