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Shola Ama - You Might Need Somebody
Shot in the late 90s, the video’s setting at Highpoint in Highgate quietly recasts the song as a North London story: Ama leans against white-rendered balconies, wanders communal walkways and looks out over the city from one of its highest residential vantage points. The camera treats the building less as a location and more as an emotional register; its long horizontal lines and deep shadows echo the track’s unhurried groove, giving the impression of a day spent thinking abou
Apr 151 min read
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