Canadian pop duo Neon Dreams have had an incredible love affair with South Africa ever since they first stepped foot in the country. The duo visited the country after their smash hit ‘Life Without Fantasies’ became a viral sensation here. Since that trip, Neon Dreams have spent a significant amount of time in Mzansi and, naturally, started making music with local musicians. ‘Say It Out Loud’ with Mthandazo Gatya became a hit and now, they’ve teamed up with Majozi for their new bop ‘Little Dance’.
While exploring everything the country has to offer, Adrian Morris and Frank Kadillac were inspired to write a song about how everyone is navigating life in their own way and just how beautiful that is.
“After finishing our first tour of South Africa we decided to go shark diving. I had a phobia of drowning but felt it was time to face my fears. I jumped in the water and opened my eyes. There was a shark staring right at my face, my heart was pumping so I panicked. As I was collecting my breath, I started hearing this melody in my head that kept getting louder…I left the ocean to grab my phone and record the melody which eventually became the chorus of ‘Little Dance,’” Kadillac tells us.
He continues, “Days before while attending a meditation retreat, I was walking through the garden observing how life works through the birds and little annoying flies when I had a perspective shift. Those little annoying flies were not annoying, they were dancing. They were finding purpose. They were falling in love. They don’t live long. But they do their best to enjoy each moment from sunup to sundown. One of the observations I wrote down in my book was…everyone is doing their own dance through life and if you see someone dancing in your direction you have the choice to dance with them or let them pass by and continue your dance… It’s just a little dance under the sun.”
He concludes, “We completed the song with the help of a local Cape Town musician named Majozi and an amazing producer from Potchefstroom named Dolfe. I played them my voice note from the shark trip and it was like we were all hypnotized into a transcendental state. We started at 9 am and worked all the way until midnight. This moment is the reason why I’m still in South Africa… not because of the tour but because of the magic in this place. The world needs a reminder about the beauty of life and all it has to offer and I’m going to do my best to give back what the people gave me… that’s HOPE.”
Neon Dreams celebrate the release of the track with an official music video that perfectly showcases everything Cape Town has to offer. “Been wanting to find a way to show my friends and family at home in Canada exactly what the vibe of Cape Town, South Africa is like and what it’s been like staying here over the past year,” Adrian Morris explains. “Our new video for our song “Little Dance” captures exactly that, got to have so many friends in this video and was just a ton of fun making it.”
Watch the music video for ‘Little Dance’ below and read more music news here.
