--- description: Malia Obama made her music video debut in the video for the New Dakotas' song "Walking on Air;' in the clip, she dances and lip syncs. title: Malia Obama Dances and Plays Harmonica in Music Video Debut image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0f37b7b6c5a89b0/69893b6c7cdbacd766d5e0c9/malia-obama-music-video.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Lip-Syncing Malia Obama Makes Her Music Video Debut  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2018 5:23 PM CUT  NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: Malia Ann Obama is seen out in Manhattan with friend on February 24, 2017 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images) NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: Malia Ann Obama is seen out in Manhattan with friend on February 24, 2017 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images)Josiah Kamau—BuzzFoto via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2018 5:23 PM CUT [Malia Obama](http://time.com/5036859/malia-obama-smoking-ivanka-trump-chelsea-clinton/ "undefined") made her onscreen debut in the music video for Boston-based indie rock group New Dakotas’ song, “Walking on Air.” In the clip, the eldest [daughter of former President Barack Obama](http://time.com/4958603/barack-obama-malia-college-open-heart-surgery/ "undefined") and former [First Lady Michelle Obama](http://time.com/5263532/michelle-obama-tells-students-shes-their-forever-first-lady-in-college-speech/ "undefined") dances and lip syncs the lyrics to the easy listening song in front of a microphone. At one point, she even mimics playing the harmonica. Malia, a 20-year-old second year student at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusets, appears alongside New Dakotas band members Alasdair MacKenzie, Chris Haley, Scott Roberts, and Juan Carlos Fernandez del Castillo. All of the band members are Harvard undergraduate students, like Malia. “Walking on Air” is the New Dakotas’ second music video following “Hold that Pose” and one of five songs featured on their EP _Marsh Street_, which was released in April of this year. See Malia Obama make her music video debut in the clip below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5410025/malia-obama-music-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5410025/malia-obama-music-video/"},"headline":"A Lip-Syncing Malia Obama Makes Her Music Video Debut","datePublished":"2018-09-28T17:23:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:10.478Z","description":"You can watch \"Walking on Air\" here","url":"https://time.com/5410025/malia-obama-music-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0f37b7b6c5a89b0/69893b6c7cdbacd766d5e0c9/malia-obama-music-video.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0f37b7b6c5a89b0/69893b6c7cdbacd766d5e0c9/malia-obama-music-video.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BuzzFoto Celebrity Sightings In New York Ð February 24, 2017","caption":"BuzzFoto Celebrity Sightings In New York Ð February 24, 2017","creditText":"Josiah Kamau—BuzzFoto via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5410025/malia-obama-music-video/","name":"A Lip-Syncing Malia Obama Makes Her Music Video Debut"}}]}] ```