EMMANUEL JAL, the Toronto based Hip Hop Artist was born into the life of a child solider in South Sudan. Through unbelievable struggles, Emmanuel managed to survive and go on to emerge as a recording artist, achieving worldwide acclaim for his unique style of hip hop with its message of peace and reconciliation born out of his personal experiences.
The video for ‘Scars’ was shot on location in the slums of Kibera, Kenya by celebrated Canadian director Daniel Palmer with ‘The Field’, and funded by MUCH FACT. The video premiered through MUCH MUSIC on Monday 26th October before being released worldwide today, Monday 2nd November, ahead of Emmanuel’s tour with Xavier Rudd, which kicks off on Tuesday 3rd November throughout Eastern Canada.