Alicia Keys Goes Gritty And Exotic For New Video

GRAMMY-winning soul sensation [Alicia Keys](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/alicia-keys) chose dual locations for the upcoming video to her single KARMA - the Dominican Republic and a New York City subway station.

The 23-year-old FALLIN' singer shot the video over three days before jetting into Miami, Florida, for the [MTV Video Music Awards](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/mtv-video-music-awards) at the end of last month (AUG04).

But Keys' subway performance proved to be particularly challenging.

Hairstylist NIKKI TUCKER, who spent six hours braiding Keys' hair - even as she slept - says, "It was Jamaica-hot down there! Alicia had to keep hopping on the air-conditioned train."

Keys' scene in the Dominican Republic's Altos De Chevon amphitheatre features a purple YAMAHA piano, which she plans to use when she performs at the Great Wall of China later this month (SEP04).

13/09/2004 08:46