Ave Cesaria Gets a Major Upgrade

About five years ago, I posted Kanye's remix of Stromae's Alors on Danse. That's about the extent of the Belgian's discography I'm familiar with, but I will cop to seeing his name pop up often at many of the concert venues that I frequent. Most recently that was the Fox Theater in Oakland, but I didn't pull the trigger on tickets. If I would have known about Major Lazer remixing his latest single, things might have been different. If you haven't heard the original version of Ave Cesaria (Hail Cesaria), check out the video below...

Don't get hung up on the lack of English lyrics or foreign Euro-pop sound Ave Cesaria is a catchy track. So catchy that Major Lazer took it upon themselves to add some depth to the original and spin it into a dancehall track. The vocals and instrumental samples are sprinkled throughout, but it's the reverberating rhythms that you'll quickly associate with with Major Lazer's sound. Open your mind to this one and you'll be pleasantly surprised with the combination of styles...#AveCesaria

Stromae - Ave Cesaria (Major Lazer Remix)

Stromae feat Kanye West & Gilbere Forte - Alors on Dance (remix)

This track was originally more of a global hit than a US hit, with Rowandan/Belgian Hip Hop/Electro rising star Stromae leading the way. In May, this track had become a number one single in France, the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Romania and the Czech Republic. Yet you had never heard of it until @KanyeWest dropped a cameo verse on it...isn't that some shit?? Weird how musical tastes differ so greatly in different countries/regions.

For all of you paying attention closely, I posted a version of this track that Lumidee covered back in May, around when the original was making waves in Europe. At the time, I didn't realize Lumidee was covering the track, but it's a little ridiculous how insanely popular this track is. Check it out, YouTube video has almost 13.5 million views?? Seriously??

It's catchy, danceworthy and club-friendly...I'm left wondering why this wasn't released in the US earlier? I'm betting in my naivety, there's a lot of music out there like that and maybe being a #1 single in 20 countries was enough? What I want to know is how @STROMAE went #1 in that many countries and still only has #4,381 twitter followers? #MaybeImAHater

Yea what he said, (anyone know French?)...give it a listen...

Stromae feat Kanye West & Gilbere Forte - Alors on Dance (remix)
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