Frank Brazil pays tribute to Indian revolutionary Udham Singh.
“Our revenge will be the laughter of our children”
Frank Brazil follows the 21 years of Udham Singh's life after the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre in 1919, leading up to the assassination of Michael O'Dwyer and his execution in Pentonville Prison shortly after.
Udham Singh was an Indian revolutionary best known for assassinating Michael O’Dwyer, a British official responsible for the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre. One of his many aliases was Frank Brazil, the name for the new track by the Indian ska outfit, The Ska Vengers, released on the 75th anniversary of Singh’s execution on 31 July this year.
The Ska Vengers, who have gained prominence for their politically-and-socially conscious (and at times controversial) music, collaborated for the second time with Kunal Sen and Tisha Deb Pillai to tell the story in pictures. With inputs from the band members, the result is a well-detailed and engrossing graphic-novel-styled animated music video.
CREDITS
Animation Directors:
Kunal Sen and Tisha Deb Pillai
Music and Lyrics by The Ska Vengers
Recorded at Katharas Studio
Producer - Stefan Kaye
Co-Producer - Paul Schnieter
Sound Engineer - Paul Schneiter
Add. Sound Engineering - Chaitanya Bhalla
Audio mix - Miti Adhikari
Mastering - Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios, London
Management - Laiq Qureshi
STILLS
ANIMATIC
