For the latest track from Grammy Award-winning Malian musician Oumou Sangaré, director and fashion photographer Chris Saunders enlisted the Swaggers dance crew for a surreal dance trip through a dystopian urban world. Here, Saunders talks about the meaning behind the project:

“This is a layered visual ode, dedicated to redefining Afro-futurism in a stark European setting. It is a portrayal of modern beauty, fashion and dance set in a realistic futuristic environment.

“The video references traditionally masculine performance cultures, like the competition of the Congolese Sapeur, portrayed here by a group of women in a gender-free setting.

“The direction of the visuals is driven by Oumou’s lyrics, with a group of women who are robust and independent, resultant of generations of mistreatment within a very misogynistic reality. A paradigm can be seen in their attitudes, movements and the general visual style."