Desire Marea - Be Free (Official Video)

From "On The Romance of Being", out April 7 on Mute.

Cast:
Desire Marea
Thapelo Molefe
Lebo Otukile
Kagiso Kuypers
Slindile ‘Sesh’ Mjoli
Tsholo Ndaba
Lowembo Takoy

Director: Imraan Christian
Producer: Will Nicholson
Production Manager: Mangi Mbileni
Creative Producer: Marty Bleazard
Unit Manager: Lovers Monene
Unit Assistant: Mpho Monene
Cinematography: Marty Bleazard & Imraan Christian
Focus Puller: Jason Haji-Joannou
Steadicam: Deon Wermeulen & Werner Nortjie
Gaffer: Alan Thorpe

Production Designer: Gerhard Van Zyl
Art Director: Werner Snyman
Coordinator: Norma Wildenboer
Coordinator: Tiaan Volschenk

Wardrobe Stylist: Amy Zama
Wardrobe Assistant: Siyabonga Mtshali
Hair and Make Up : Tammi Mbambo

Choreography: Tarryn Alberts

Intimacy Co-Ordinator: Maude Sandham

Editor : Shelby Ncube
Colourist: Nic Apostoli
Online/ VFX: Darian Simon
Producers: Bevil Schwartz & Manuel Monteiro
Final Mix: Field Audio

Creative Researcher: Diana Smith

Be Free
Written by Buyani Duma and Sanele Ngubane.
Produced by Desire Marea, Sanele Ngubane and Thuthuka Sibisi

Engineered by Jacques Du Plessis. Assisted by Onkgopotse Tiro
Mixed by Marta Salogni
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis

Performed by Desire Marea, Sibusiso Mashiloane (keys), Portia Sibiya (bass), Sibusiso Zondi (drums), Andrei Van Wyk (guitar), Lwanda Gogwana (trumpet), Leroy Mapholo (violin), Alex Hitzeroth (trombone)

Management: Taylor Brode & Udaravi Widanapathirana
@semaphoremgmt

Label: Mute

Ngibonga Izimakade. Amathombeni. Amachunu. O-Radebe. Ndlovu. Ndwalane.
Nxele. Mhlongo. Nxasana. Motaung Wa Rampai. Hlathi. Mbongwe.Yeni Ndauwe

Zibuyile Izimakade

Lyrics:

I tried to love you babe
You don’t want to be free
Addicted to all your pain
You stay bound to the streets
I find it very lame
That you fear yourself
You live to lose yourself

I offered to be your maze
Got my buns honey glazed
Perhaps it’s the mystery
That comes with the God energy
Acting so strange
Like love is a
Scary scary scary scary
Monster from your childhood

Denterente Nte nte-nte
Denterente Nte nte-nte-nte

Mfethu mina ngiyak’ncanwa
Futhi uyangichaza
Nom’ inkomish’ i-empty na
Mina mfethu ngiyak’gcwala
Kodwa wen’ uyasaba

Vele why uyigwala
Thanda ngath’ uyathandaza
Thanda ngath’ uyakholwa
Ukuthi usomandla
Nezingelosi zakhe
Bakuphe into enhle mfan’
Please my babe ungay’moshi

Please my babe ungay’moshi

Glory is running late, you don’t want to be free
I find it very strange, you don’t want to be free
Your trouble correlates
With the fact that you won’t be free with me

I’ll find another mate, I just want to be free
Toxic have been my ways, when I seeked to be free
Maybe another day you will find courage
To love me freely

I just want to be free

[kamokardashian]

What if these are the best South African visuals ever

[Baribrotzer]

Desire Marea - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Producer
Zoë Modiga - Vocals, Composer
Anne Masina - Vocals (Background)
Mthobisi Madonsela - Vocals (Background)
Sanele Ngubane - Composer, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Buyani Duma - Composer
Thuthuka Sibisi, Gisella Dangazele - Producers
Leroy Mapholo - Violin, Vocals (Background)
Lwanda Gogwana - Trumpet
Alex Hitzeroth -Trombone
Andrei Van Wyk - Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane - Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Portia Sibiya - Bass, Vocals (Background)
Sibusiso Zondi - Drums, Vocals (Background)

[kenyaaah]

I just want to be free 😩 what a masterpiece 4:04

[congratulations_george]

It's beautiful, , thank you for this art :)

[emihlemay]

The storytelling and representation is immaculate 👐🏽✨

[gugulethukhoza]

This song just tugged at my heart strings. I am beautifully overwhelmed. ❤❤❤

[nicholas]

I had just spent all day listening to the track over and over so this is great because tomorrow I can also watch the video over and over. Perfect song.

[evan.r.w]

The most epic thing I’ve seen all decade?

[MetaphorestMusic]

This is so utterly unlike anything Ive heard/seen before & I'm in love with it. This is the new New Romantic.

[ListenToChristians]

JUST DISCOVERED YOU AND IM ALREADY YOUR BIGGEST FAN BRO

[Mthandeni]

SHUU THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. GREAT JOB DONE BY EVERYONE!

[vuke]

Visually STUNNING!! 😭😭🥺❤️🔥😩💐 oh my gosh! The colours, this cinematography though!! 😭😭😭 The performances, colour grading, costumes, make-up...from concept to execution, this video is EVERYTHING. A whole movie 🍿❤️ this is honestly what the local film industry is missing!!! Most of our productions (especially music videos) are mid stories where people were just pointing a camera at something/people. No thought-provoking art!! THIS was cinematic from the onset 🥺 I'm gonna watch it at least 10000 more times 😭😭😭 and then watch it even more after that 😔 >> Desire is an artist I've been fond of, but I am officially a fan 🥺♥️ I already liked the song, but the visuals are just an even better touch to it 🔥 an underrated gem 💎

[davidstevenson]

Such a beautiful, diverse and rich sound. Amazing. Looking forward to the album.

[cosmikdebris]

I discovered you with this song, I'm already a big fan. ps the video is shot in a really impressive way 👏🔥

[sbonakalisonene]

Your best song. You're best visual. You're simply at your best 🔥🔥🔥

[IncitingTheShrew]

Wow, this truly is a masterpiece. Well done and thank you.