Jain's "Makeba" music video was filmed across Johannesburg and Soweto, South Africa. The video visits 9 distinct locations: a street named after Miriam Makeba, the iconic Ponte Tower and Marble Towers seen via Google Earth, the M9 motorway which appears multiple times, residential streets in Soweto, a basketball court in Hillbrow, and the Bryanston pine forest in northern Johannesburg. Below you can explore the exact filming locations with side-by-side proofs from Google Street View and Google Earth.
The video cuts to a shot of the street signs on 18 Miriam Makeba Street in the Doornfontein neighbourhood, a road named after legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba. The colourful building facades and street sign placement visible in the music video match the 2013 Google Street View.
Music Video
Makeba - 0:20 - YouTube
Google Street View
Google Street View 2013 - 18 Miriam Makeba St, Johannesburg - Google
Aerial Google Earth footage of the Marble Towers residential complex in the Hillbrow/Berea neighbourhood of Johannesburg is used as a backdrop at 0:30, 0:45, 1:53, 2:45 and 2:54. The towering apartment blocks and surrounding dense urban fabric of inner-city Johannesburg are clearly identifiable from above.
Music Video
Makeba - 0:30 - YouTube
Google Earth
Google Earth - Marble Towers, Johannesburg - Google
The iconic cylindrical Ponte City Apartments tower in Hillbrow is shown in a Google Earth aerial view at 0:32. The distinctive round skyscraper with its hollow core is one of Johannesburg's most recognisable landmarks, immediately identifiable from above.
Jain dances along the M9 road through Johannesburg at multiple points in the video: 0:40, 0:49, 1:05, 1:24, 2:03, 2:23 and 2:43. The road with the Johannesburg cityscape in the background is confirmed by the 2013 Google Street View imagery.
Music Video
Makeba - 0:50 - YouTube
Google Street View
Google Street View 2013 - M9 Road, Johannesburg - Google
Children play skipping rope outside a residential building on Sofasonke Street at number 1414 in Soweto, with two turning the rope while two others jump. The low-rise homes and open suburban streetscape of Soweto are visible in both the music video and the 2021 Google Street View.
Music Video
Makeba - 0:54 - YouTube
Google Street View
Google Street View 2021 - 1414 Sofasonke St, Soweto - Google
Jain sits on a wall on Ohm Crescent in Soweto, looking towards the Orlando Power Station, the decommissioned coal plant whose twin cooling towers are an iconic landmark of the Soweto skyline. The residential street and surrounding environment are visible in the 2010 Google Street View.
Music Video
Makeba - 1:00 - YouTube
Google Street View
Google Street View 2010 - 1 Ohm Cres, Soweto - Google
People play basketball at the Berea Ponte Basketball Courts inside Berea Park, a public playground in the Berea neighbourhood named after the nearby Ponte Tower. The colourful court markings and surrounding trees are identifiable in both the music video and the 2013 Google Street View.
Music Video
Makeba - 1:55 - YouTube
Google Street View
Google Street View 2013 - Berea Ponte Basketball Courts, Johannesburg - Google
Jain dances among tall pine trees in the Bryanston area of northern Johannesburg. The dense pine forest creates a distinctive green canopy that contrasts sharply with the urban Johannesburg scenes elsewhere in the video.
Music Video
Makeba - 2:14 - YouTube
Google Street View
Google Street View 2015 - Bryanston Pine Forest, Johannesburg - Google
Jain hangs from the crossbar of a traffic light gantry above Albertina Sisulu Road in central Johannesburg, named after the anti-apartheid activist. The traffic light poles and urban streetscape stretching into the background are visible in the 2015 Google Street View.
Music Video
Makeba - 2:34 - YouTube
Google Street View
Google Street View 2015 - Albertina Sisulu Rd, Johannesburg - Google
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where was the "Makeba" music video filmed?
Jain's "Makeba" music video was filmed across Johannesburg and Soweto, South Africa. The video visits 9 distinct locations: a street named after Miriam Makeba, the iconic Ponte Tower and Marble Towers seen via Google Earth, the M9 motorway which appears multiple times, residential streets in Soweto, a basketball court in Hillbrow, and the Bryanston pine forest in northern Johannesburg. On this page you can explore the exact filming locations with side-by-side proofs from Google Street View and Google Earth.
How many filming locations does "Makeba" have?
We have identified 9 confirmed filming locations across 1 city, supported by 9 side-by-side proofs comparing the music video to Google Street View.
What city was "Makeba" by Jain filmed in?
"Makeba" music video by Jain was filmed in Johannesburg and Soweto.
