Director Damian Marcano captures a slice of life on the shores of Trinidad in his new video for Q-Major and the Freetown Collective’s “Good Swimma.” The uplifting message of the song—a fresh hybrid of reggae and trap with a bassline pulled from dancehall’s Answer riddim— is conveyed by two local boys named Cleveland and Kervin, who spend the video playing soccer, doing pushups, and (of course) swimming, in the north coast fishing village of Maracas.
“Good Swimma” is the first track to be released off of the soundtrack for Marcano’s upcoming feature God Loves The Fighter, to be released in 2014. The film will be among the first international releases by any Trinidadian director, and if the music videos and trailer Marcano has released to promote it are any indication, it will be a fascinating look at a country that hasn’t yet been depicted much on film. It’s already been a huge hit in Trinidad, where it debuted to rare reviews and massive crowds at last month’s Trinidad Film Festival. The ten-song soundtrack, entitled Laventille, will be released November 27.
Until then, we have “Good Swimma,” along with a few other songs, to keep the good Trini vibes going. Catch it, and the God Loves the Fighter trailer, here:
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