Okayafrica's Top 11 Music Videos of 2011
<p><em>It's been a great freshman year for us at <strong>Okayafrica.</strong> To culminate it, we're highlighting our choice content from the past 12 months. Browse our <strong>top 11 music videos of 2011</strong> below and stay tuned for top 11 LPs, songs, and side-eyes lists! </em></p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/10/24/video-art-melody-leben-est-dans-le-noir/" target="_blank">Art Melody "L'ébène Est Dans Le Noir"</a></strong></p><p>[embed width="560"]<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="27ae99ac464206c1110cc9d71442fda1"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K07TzARpqxU?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span>[/embed]</p><p>Montage by Guib.</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/12/14/audiovideo-nneka-my-home/" target="_blank">Nneka "My Home"</a></strong></p><p>
<iframe id="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28991710?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/28991710?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0"></iframe>
</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/10/11/video-just-a-band-modeselektor-maasai-mbili-kichwateli/" target="_blank"> Just A Band "Kichwateli"</a></strong></p><p>
<iframe id="http://player.vimeo.com/video/30324649?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/30324649?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0"></iframe>
</p><p>Directed by Bobb Muchiri for <a href="http://www.outhere.de/?page_id=3555" target="_blank">BLNRB</a>.</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/06/15/video-tinariwen-meet-tv-on-the-radio-with-tenere-taqqim-tossam/" target="_blank">Tinariwen & TV On The Radio "Tenere Taqqim Tossam”</a></strong></p><p>[embed width="560"]<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e844df0a0201c50aa90649c9ae5f0c8b"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uMUuuW13Fp8?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span>[/embed]</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/03/22/video-closer-by-spoek-mathambo/" target="_blank"><strong>Spoek Mathambo "Control"</strong></a></p><p>
<iframe id="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19522002?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/19522002?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0"></iframe>
</p><p>Directed by <a href="http://www.pieterhugo.com/" target="_blank">Pieter Hugo</a> & <a href="http://www.pieterhugo.com/" target="_blank">Michael Cleary</a>.</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/05/20/video-blitz-the-ambassadors-native-sun/" target="_blank">Blitz The Ambassador "Native Sun"</a></strong></p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>
<iframe id="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23941151" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/23941151"></iframe>
</p><p>Directed by Blitz the Ambassador & Terence Nance.</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/09/13/video-lexxus-legal-fauches/" target="_blank">Lexxus Legal ft. Leslyman “Fauchés”</a></strong></p><p>[embed width="560"]<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2611221b2604e6b28c092bb727950047"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6lZmwWZUYUU?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span>[/embed]</p><p>Directed by Ronnie Kabuika</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/05/10/video-buraka-som-sistema-hangover-bababa/" target="_blank">Buraka Som Sistema "Hangover (BaBaBa)"</a></strong></p><p>[embed width="560"]<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1994ad5550e7fd3d897036f23cb14bf1"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wOMe-8Tf1Y0?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span>[/embed]</p><p>Directed by João Pedro Moreira & Carlos Afonso.</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/10/03/video-mo-kolours-biddies/" target="_blank">Mo Kolours "Biddies"</a></strong></p><p>[embed width="560"]<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6eca830ec38525bb95a9506ade6ec050"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/49ddXzP56dE?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span>[/embed]</p><p>Directed by Stefan Asanovic.</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/11/07/video-die-antwoord-fok-julle-naaiers/" target="_blank">Die Antwoord "Fok Julle Naaiers"</a></strong></p><p>
<iframe id="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31730747?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/31730747?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0"></iframe>
</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/12/07/video-ruffest-siyabenzela/" target="_blank">Ruffest "Siyabenzela"</a></strong></p><p>
<iframe id="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33206018?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/33206018?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0"></iframe>
</p><p>Directed by <a href="http://vimeo.com/fifthfloor" target="_blank">Jasyn Howes</a>.</p><p>———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p>
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