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‘Newport: Ymerodraeth State of Mind’

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In this brilliant remake of Alica Keys and Jay-Z’s ode to New York City, Empire State of Mind,  rapper Alex Warren and singer Terema Wainwrite celebrate the Welsh city of Newport. Ymerodraeth is Welsh for empire.

The video’s director Morgan-Jane Delaney says she…

...wanted to make something people from Newport would be proud of and we have had some really positive feedback.

“I hope Jay-Z and Alicia get to see the video as long as their publishing people don’t force us to take it offline. It’s only tongue in cheek.”

What make’s this different, and quite special, is the Welsh spin, the accents. And Terema Wainwrite is quite a belter.The whole thing reminds me of Shane McGowan and Kirsty MacColl.

 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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07.24.2010
03:34 pm
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