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Victor Wanyama features in Burna Boy’s ‘For Everybody’ music video
Victor Wanyama #2 of Montreal Impact reacts against Toronto FC during a Group C match as part of the MLS Is Back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on July 16, 2020 in Reunion, Florida.
Former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama has once again stepped into the limelight after featuring prominently in Burna Boy’s electrifying new single, For Everybody, released last week.
The music film, produced by Sporty Group, brings together African sporting royalty in an ambitious culture-meets-sport collaboration.
Kenyan heritage on stage
In one of the video’s most striking moments, Wanyama appears draped in traditional Maasai shúkà, lesso, and layered beadwork, nodding rhythmically in the iconic Maasai head-bob.
“We are many nations, but only one heart. Niaje Kenya, this is our game,” Wanyama wrote on Instagram while sharing a clip from the video.
Wanyama, who captained Kenya’s national team and enjoyed a distinguished career in Europe with clubs including Celtic, Southampton, and Tottenham Hotspur, represents Kenya in a lineup of who’s who in African and global sport.
The cast includes continental heavyweights such as Eduardo Camavinga, Michael Essien, Nico and Iñaki Williams, Odion Ighalo, Claude Makélélé, Christian Karembeu, Alex Song, Éder Militão, Asisat Oshoala, and Cheslin Kolbe. Also featured is Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy.
Directed by award-winning American filmmaker Dave Meyers and choreographed by Shay Latukolan, the film pulses with cinematic visuals, high-fashion aesthetics, and athletic choreography inspired by football and African rhythm.
“This one is for the culture, for everyone carrying our sound, our spirit and our story around the world,” Burna Boy said during the release.
Meyers added: “Africa is a continent of extraordinary cultural richness, defined by beauty, grace, and boundless diversity. Being welcomed into that space to celebrate its fashion and movement, set to the anthemic pulse of Burna Boy, was an invitation I felt truly honoured to receive.”
The song has over 1million views on YouTube.
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