This is the video for Papaoutai, from by Stromae. It’s from his latest record, √ (Racine Carrée, or “square root”), and it’s about growing up without his father, who was killed in the Rwandan genocide in 1994 – Stromae, born in Brussels, is of mixed Belgian and Rwandan heritage – and I really don’t think I’ve seen more expressive and evocative dancing in a video this year or possibly ever. The song is awesome too.
He’s playing two shows in New York this year, one in June and one in September, and they are both already sold out. Everyone else: see if he’s coming near you, and get out and see him.
Stromae - Papaoutai
