Bracket Ft Flavour - Beautiful Baby

What this video is

Released in November 2012 against the backdrop of Afrobeats' domestic consolidation in Nigeria and growing diaspora visibility, 'Beautiful Baby' represents a landmark collaboration between two of Eastern Nigeria's most celebrated acts — Bracket (Igbo-rooted Afropop duo from Nsukka, Enugu State) and Flavour N'abania (highlife icon). The choice to shoot in Philadelphia, a city that awarded Bracket an honorary…

Why it matters

A defining document of the 2011–2013 Afropop/highlife crossover moment, when Nigerian pop duos like Bracket routinely paired with highlife torchbearers like Flavour to bridge generational and regional tastes. The video's diaspora production setting and rapid-edit style reflect the genre's…

The director

Clarence Abiodun Peters (born 20 December 1983, Ibadan, Nigeria) is a Nigerian music video director, filmmaker, and cinematographer. Founder and CEO of Capital Dream Pictures and Capital Hill Records. Studied cinematography at City Varsity, Cape Town. Ranked…