I know I am late. I'm old. But I love everything about this (and I can't stand country music).

incredible promotion of "micro banking" in Uganda with lip synched music video

from MicroBanker:

The video we made with 500 of our microfinance borrowers in Uganda has now been viewed over 100,000 times! This 'greatest lipdub of Africa' was shown on BBC East Africa and Al Jazeera UK, was featured in Huff Post and one.org articles and praised by Jessie J. We've received hundreds of touching, inspiring, and incredibly encouraging comments from all around the globe.

More than one hundred people have already become microbankers on this website. They have selected selected a business plan they found particularly interesting, and can now follow the weekly repayments of the women, ask questions to 'their client' directly, and use the repayments to give out more loans. It's amazing to see that amongst the >100 microbankers, there are people from 21 different countries, as diverse as the USA, Germany Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia and Australia.

There are still hundreds of women waiting for a chance to set up a small business and work for a better future. We'd like to grow to 3,000 loans in the near future. Please help us by donating for a business plan on this website, and share the video and our message to as many people as you can!

So this is a shot behind teh scenes of the largest lipdub of Africa, with 500 women dancing to Jessie J's 'Price Tag' ft B.o.B. song. Every single one of these strong and resourceful women has started a business of her own. Their dream is to show you and Jessie J how this has impacted their lives!

In the largest lipdub of Africa, 500 women dance to 'Price Tag' by Jessie J ft. B.o.B. Every single one of these strong and resourceful women has started a business of her own. Their dream is to show you and Jessie J how this has impacted their lives! For more info go to http://www.microbanker.com. Like us on http://www.facebook.com/microbanker, follow us on http://www.twitter.com/microbankieren

Thank you

Directed by: Ivan Mikulic
Camera: Berta Banacloche
Choreography: Mexim Janzen
Project management: Duko Hopman

So this is right after our shoot for the largest lipdub of Africa, with 500 women dancing to Jessie J's 'Price Tag' ft B.o.B. song. Every single one of these strong and resourceful women has started a business of her own. Their dream is to show you and Jessie J how this has impacted their lives!

For more info go to www.microbanker.com

Call me old, But Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are some shit, I just discovered them by accident

Independent with like half a billion views on YouTube, you go inter webs! I can't front on a pop sensation that does it independently.





how the fuck does an artist make this on their own?



from Wikipedia :

Ben Haggerty, known by his stage name Macklemore and formerly Professor Macklemore, is an American rapper and musician. He began independently releasing music in 2000 and now collaborates with producer Ryan Lewis, violinist Andrew Joslyn, and trumpeter Owuor Arunga. He has gained a significant online fanbase. He has released one mixtape, three EPs and two albums, although none on a major record label. His single "Thrift Shop" has been viewed on YouTube over 300 million times, and reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2013, selling more than 2.2 million copies. It was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label. His second single, "Can't Hold Us" also peaked at #1 of the Hot 100 Chart, making Macklemore & Ryan Lewis the first duo in the chart's history to have their first two singles both become a #1 single.
Macklemore released his debut studio album The Heist on October 9, 2012, which charted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart.