Category Archives: Video

YESTERDAYS VISUALS_ (ONE DAY SOON)

The song ‘Yesterdays’ was released Oct 7, 2011 on the album One Day Soon. It features sign language performance by Muna Jimale (UK based Cultural Curator) and I. Shot by Nabil Shash and assisted by Aden Abebe & Daniel Balay in Esplanade, Toronto. The piece is shot in front of a mural painted as part of […]

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One Day Soon / Because We Were Born Release Gathering (11/11/11)

Sometimes we don’t know what we have when we have it. After the release of my album, One Day Soon, I experienced one of the longest and lowest periods of depression in my life thus far. I suffered it mostly alone in my apartment during a cold, grey winter in Toronto. Most people I know […]

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BLACK BODIES_ (ONE DAY SOON)

This video was directed by RT for The NE the song ‘Black Bodies‘ is available on the album One Day Soon// As I write this I am sitting in a cafe in Junction in Nairobi, Kenya; one of the places that made me decide to record the album One Day Soon. I came here after […]

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MAKING ‘ONE DAY SOON’ ARTWORK

One Day Soon Artwork (Process) from Ian Kamau on Vimeo. This video was shot by Dre Ngozi in the summer of 2011 to document the early stages of the creation of artwork for the album One Day Soon. Jabari ‘Elicser’ Elliot and I collaborated on the artwork for the album, incorporating some of the main […]

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Making the ‘One Day Soon’ Tee

Order ‘One Day Soon’ shirts by sending and email to iankamaumerch@gmail.com with your size, style (male crew-neck or female v-neck) and colour (black on black or red on white) $25 plus $5 shipping. CLICK HERE to order the album (digital or physical copies). THE STORY: I had a few shirts made up for myself in […]

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Graffiti in Kabul_ Kabul at Work

via Poor but Sexy

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Studiofeed_ Short Documentary

Spoken Honestly: Ian Kamau from StudioFeed on Vimeo. A few months ago I was asked by an independent music blog called Studiofeed to do a short doc piece. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while so of course I accepted, it was an opportunity to speak about my art in some […]

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A LONG WALK (3 OF 3)_ The Village

This is the final instalment of the short video, spoken word series of mine directed by Marcos Fantu in different parts of downtown Toronto (click to see Part 1 and Part 2). It is an acapella version of the song ‘The Village’ that appears on the album ‘One Day Soon.’ Order One Day Soon on […]

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A Long Walk (2 of 3)_ Prayers

Ian Kamau (A Long Walk 2 of 3)_ Prayers from Ian Kamau on Vimeo. This is the second instalment of the short video, spoken word series of mine directed by Marcos Fantu in different parts of downtown Toronto (click HERE to see Part 1). It is an acapella version of the song ‘Prayers’ originally featuring […]

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A Long Walk (1 of 3)_ The Fleeting Moment

Ian Kamau (A Long Walk 1 of 3)_ The Fleeting Moment from Ian Kamau on Vimeo. After finishing the shoot for ‘The Village’ myself and the director Marcos Fantu spent the day (including a very early morning) shooting three little videos short walks in different parts of downtown Toronto. This is the first one; an […]

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