![]() Throughout the video, she carefully poses alone, and in small groups of women, coordinating a meticulous series of movements. “Cranes in the Sky” is a methodical series of shots of Solange in various settings (lakes, sculptural buildings, crumbling hills) wearing avant-garde outfits-one of which was designed by Tina Knowles and Tim White. “And I give so much of that credit to my parents.” “My sister has always been a voice for black people and black empowerment,” she says. In an interview with Fader, Solange discussed both works, saying she was “proud” of her sister, and that they both were inspired by their parents. Solange performing Cranes in the sky (Lyrics Video 2016) Versuri (lyrics) Cranes in the sky. The videos also come just months after older sister Beyoncé's visual album Lemonade, another cohesive work celebrating the black body. Both also feel like utter celebrations, the perfect visual accompaniment for the album that is, in itself, a celebration and affirmation of the black experience. Every scene is like a piece of modern art, screenshot-worthy and just waiting to be your new Facebook and Twitter header image. Solange gets naked (aside from gold body paint) for Cranes in the Sky music video. ![]() The R&B singer/songwriter’s new album is a lush, socially compelling collection of songs about blackness that, in her own words, is “meant to provoke healing.” Now, the singer has dropped two music videos that expand upon the album’s aesthetic vision.Ĭo-directed by Solange (who also co-edits, co–art directs, and co–creative directs both videos) and husband Alan Ferguson, the visuals for “Don't Touch My Hair” and “Cranes in the Sky” share a stylistic kinship, both following Solange as she dances and poses in a series of sumptuously designed rooms and settings. ![]() ![]() It took four years to make, but Solange Knowles’s A Seat at the Table was well worth every second of the mysterious wait. ![]()
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