1 Milli

 I always tell my lover I love the video of the song “1 milli” by Davido. And I use every opportunity I get to see the video to tell my muse the reason while grinning from ear to ear, now you get to read it.

That video, like most videos that features a lot of people, typical people not vixens, gives me unfound happiness. You see, it’s about the quality of life, portrayed or otherwise, of those women and men on the screen.

You watch the “1 milli” video or “Buga” and some other videos that older adults feature and you must notice that they are jumping with glee, full and natural laughter. At that point in time, music is merging with humanity, nature and health. No thoughts about hypertension, diabetes mellitus or osteoarthritis.

The new guy, “Official Starter”, who dances with middle-aged and elderly market women confirms this narrative further. Look at her favourite grandma dancing and trying to perform a choreography and you will notice you are less concerned about the perfection of the dance routine but rather happy at her enjoyment of that moment. Again, no thoughts about cancer, rheumatoid arthritis or cataract.

While I was still naive, I used to believe music was the great unifier against human delineations like colourism. But it is still a unifier. An octagenarian and a five-year-old girl can hold hands and dance to a tune with their souls fully engrossed at that moment, affirming that there is some good in this world.