Chris Gayle shoots music video in Dubai with Indian artiste Arko – Jamaica Gleaner
Chris Gayle, who has assigned himself the moniker Universe Boss, which he makes use of as his musical title, is actually flying the Jamaican flag excessive throughout the globe. From Trinidad, the place he was having fun with carnival celebrations, and even gave an on-the-spot efficiency when Machel Montano handed him the mic whereas he was within the crowd, Gayle hopped on a aircraft that took him someplace within the desert within the Center East. There he was pictured standing on miles of sand, dressed like a sheikh, interacting with camels and thoroughbreds, and proudly waving his Jamaican flag.
The event was a video shoot for a brand new track, a collaboration with an artiste from India, which can be launched in April.
“Chris Gayle spent two days capturing a music video in Dubai with Indian artiste Arko who reached out to him after seeing the success of the album Tropical Home Cruises to Jamaica: The Asian Version which Chris Gayle headlines. The video was shot within the desert in addition to within the metropolis with the Burj Khalifa, with the world’s tallest constructing within the background,” defined Sean ‘Contractor’ Edwards, government producer of the Tropical Home collection of albums.
The Asian Version spent eight weeks on the New York and Florida Reggae Albums chart and peaked at quantity three.
Gayle shared that he’s all the time delighted for the chance to signify Jamaica, whether or not on the cricket pitch or by music, and in addition that he was passionate about collaborating with singer, songwriter and musical composer Arko, who has labored within the Bollywood movie business since 2012.
“I be ok with selling Jamaican tradition to the Center East and India. It was fascinating within the desert with the camels and horses and my Jamaican flag. Arko was actually enjoyable to work with. Now we have not named the track but as we’re including some last touches to the manufacturing,” Gayle shared final week.
Arko has an fascinating biography, having stop the medical occupation to give attention to music and movie. In keeping with Wikipedia, he interned at Calcutta Nationwide Medical Faculty earlier than shifting in 2008 to Mumbai, to pursue a profession in Bollywood movie business as a music director and singer-songwriter.
“I don’t wish to work below stress and that’s why I left medication. Artwork can’t be created made below stress. You want inspiration and creativity which require time. I imagine songs needs to be created such that listeners really feel the lyrics,” Arko instructed the dailypioneer.com in a 2015 interview.
This isn’t the primary time that world-renowned batsman Chris Gayle is collaborating with an Indian artiste. Jamaica To India, his 2021 collab with Indian rap artiste, Emiway Bantai, has executed tremendously properly, and the video presently has 67 tens of millions views on YouTube.
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