Sapphire – No Justice No Peace (2021)
There is a lot of sadness and anger in the world. Sapphire encapsulates this in her single ‘No Justice No Peace’ which was released during a time of shutdowns and sadness. With a combination of jazz, RnB and soul, she calls out a message that everyone should see and hear because of the importance.
Refusing to be boxed into a musical genre, Sapphire uses her versatility to bring the message of her music to listeners. With a blast of fun and passion, she moulds her music to suit her needs and helps you rock out to her sound. Feeling that music should always be fun, she brings this enjoyment to her sound while touching to the heart of what matters.
‘No Justice No Peace’ grabs your attention with some great jazz scat singing. This combines with the fusion melody to get you moving to Sapphire’s flow. The music is a combination of jazz drums, soaring guitars and pulsing tones. There is a feeling of building tension in the melody that could burst at any time. This simmering undertone is perfect as it complements the lyrics and the messaging of the single. It is a rather intense melody that has you feeling everything that has come to light in the last few years.
While her scat singing is enthralling, Sapphire’s vocals are like a punch to the chest. She hits you with a soulful call that fills you with the anger and frustration of the lyrics. While her vocals have a certain edge of aggression, she threads a tiredness into it that a lot of people have felt. On the chorus, she chants in a way that makes you want to join in. The engaging movement of her vocals bolsters the important message woven into the lyrics that everyone should really take the time to listen to and think about.
The accompanying music video brings all the emotions of the track to visual life. She also offers visuals that make you want to call out with her against the system that keeps people oppressed. It is a very powerful video that punches the messaging of the single home. As with the single, everyone should take the time to watch the video to get the full impact of the messaging.
Sapphire fills you with anger, frustration, sadness and a bone-deep weariness through the enthralling tones of ‘No Justice No Peace’. Defying genres, she melds scat singing with RnB and soul vocals against a fusion soundscape.
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