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# SONG PICK: tamtam - Rise (Video)
- URL: https://www.glamglare.com/music/song-pick-tamtam-rise-video/
- Published: 2018-10-07T11:16:09.000Z
- Updated: 2018-10-07T11:16:09.000Z
- Author: Oliver Bouchard
- Tags: Music, #oliver-2, Song Pick of the Day, Video, #wordpress, #Import 2024-07-26 07:44

[**tamtam**](https://www.tamtamsound.com/?ref=glamglare.com) lives in California, but was born and raised Saudi Arabia where women are extremely restricted in their rights. Throwing some light on this injustice and fighting for gender equality is a natural background for her music. Her latest future pop song “Rise” is about overcoming the resistance she faces with her music, but Saudi-born director **Meshal Al Jaser** turned into a statement against arranged marriage. It is a serious topic, but tamtam could find some humor in it. She recalls:

> It was extremely hard for me not to laugh in the video as I had to keep a straight face next to a mannequin! Coming when summoned, serving orange juice, my character begrudgingly accepts a dowry and ring from her anonymous mannequin husband whom she weds in a surrealist, tropical nuptial celebration. 

She also explains that the violent ending is not to be meant literal:

> The character never really burns anyone. It was all just a fantasy, a vision of what her future life might have looked like had she gone through with this arranged marriage. Whether this revelation is a dream or nightmare is all a matter of perspective. 

Watch the video for “Rise” our Song Pick of the Day below:

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