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Aloe Blacc - "Wake Me Up" (Acoustic) [Official Video]

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Aloe Blacc drops the official video for "Wake Me Up" - the acoustic title track from his latest EP of the same name - directed by Alex Rivera. The video and EP, which dropped on October 22nd, follow the original release from Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc. The clip is an ode to undocumented immigrants and the hardships they face in trying to build better lives for themselves - often risking life and limb in the process - and keep their families united across borders, barbed wire and legislation built to block their migration into the United States. The video features appearances from day laborers, undocumented immigrants fighting deportation and former deportees. Check the footage below to watch the touching video from Aloe Blacc. Purchase the Wake Me Up EP via iTunes.