The core beat of Garçons’ “Froggin’” sounds a bit like a sped up version of the Sanford and Son theme and the video cements an impression of the 70s with Deelo Avery taking on the role of Hunter S. Thompson in the drama of the song. For a video with pretty much no budget and based in Canada, the crew nailed the vibe and giving the song that seems part Afrobeat and part R&B, the surreal quality it deserves. The pace of the song is frantic but the narrator is doing the best he can given clear and present challenges and managing with some sense of style. Given that Avery grew up hearing Fela Kuti it comes as no surprise there’s more than a touch of that in this song but it manages to transcend a narrow genre of hip-hop, Afrobeat and lo-fi pop and thus repeated listens are rewarding. Follow Garçons at the links below.
soundcloud.com/realgarcons
open.spotify.com/artist/0HAiMAa8lwFrKnEq55SLWe
youtube.com/channel/UCi-LyhMsvpYq_rqZrBr1nkw
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