1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: We finished on the music scene in a very familiar 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: name and voice belonging to one Jimmy Nevis. The reason 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: I wanted to catch up with Jimmy today is because 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: of his new single, which dropped just a couple of 5 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: days ago, which is an anthem that confronts the realities 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: of gender based violence in South Africa, a song called 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: Pray pr e y great have Jimmy with us on 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: the line to tell us the story behind this particular song. Jimmy, 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: always a pleasure to chat to you. Thanks for making time. 10 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. Thank you. 11 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: It's a pleasure to have you with us. I believe 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: it was a wave of national protests that sort of 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: sparked the idea for this new track. Won't you tell 14 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: us its origin story? 15 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 2: Sure? At the end of last year, on the twenty 16 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 2: first of November, there were these protests led by Women 17 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: for Change and they were really the I think the 18 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: inspiration behind the check And during that time I put 19 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 2: out a snippet of the song and it resonated with 20 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: a lot of people, and since then I continued working 21 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: on it and that's what led us to last week 22 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: when the song finally dropped. 23 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: Okay you know, this speaks to such an interesting aspect 24 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: of the music business, Jimy, because as much as you 25 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: exist to be creative and to be an entertainer and 26 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: to make people feel good and to celebrate and to 27 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: be there for the big happy moments of life, there's 28 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: also a role for the arts of all kinds to 29 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: play in drawing attention to the things that make us 30 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: unhappy and to pointing out the wrongs in our society. 31 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: How do you tackle that as an artist, getting the 32 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: balance right between the fun, happy, entertaining stuff that draws 33 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: the crowds in, but also using the platform that gives 34 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: you to tell important stories like this. 35 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: That's a great question, and I really really love it 36 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 2: because that's exactly what I'm confronting at the moment, is 37 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: how do I bring something that is so important and 38 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: that I feel like we can't ignore into the spaces 39 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: that I did exist and the spaces that I kind 40 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: of take over in terms of the stage, in terms 41 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 2: of entertainment, and I believe that, you know, all these 42 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: things can exist within the same space. I do feel 43 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: like that's also what it means to be a South African. 44 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: You know, our history is something that has so much joy, 45 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 2: but also so much pain and struggle, and I think 46 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 2: that having those parts together is really what makes us 47 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 2: really appreciate who we are and appreciate where we come from. 48 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: And so, you know, bringing this into my set stigner 49 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 2: to the stage. I mean, we debut the check at 50 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: the Cape One International Jazz FASTI all over the weekend, 51 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 2: and that's a perfect example of how, you know, we 52 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 2: can dance and we can party, but we can also 53 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: have some type of reality check that makes us not 54 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: escape the world that we live in, but rather to 55 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 2: appreciate it. And also, I guess just shine a light, 56 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 2: you know, on the good and the bad and kind 57 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: of hold both of those things when we go out. 58 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: And I think that's also just to echo the sentiment 59 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 2: of you know, GBV. I feel like so many times 60 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 2: people decompartmentalize it and it comes something that exists only 61 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 2: in one space. But I feel like when we are 62 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: able to bring it into our normal lives and continue 63 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: the conversation, that certainly can keep this fight alive. 64 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: Now you've made a music video to be part of 65 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: that conversation, which is available on YouTube if listeners are interested. 66 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: As a very very visually striking representation of this song. 67 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: But Jimmy, we're about to play it for the audience. 68 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: If they like what they hear, what's the best place 69 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: to go and find it. I mean, it'll be on 70 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: all the major streaming platforms. 71 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 2: I assume it's on all the major streaming platforms. But 72 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: please go check out the music video. It's probably the 73 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: most important visual work that I've put out to date, 74 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: and it's reaily a paying tribute not only to Women 75 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: for Change, but to the entire struggle and the fight 76 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: against GBB and GBPF. 77 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: Always appreciate every effort to help highlight that crisis. Jimmy 78 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: Nevers appreciate the chat this afternoon, and I'm going to 79 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: cut it there so that we've got time to share 80 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: the song with our audience. Jimmy speaking to us from 81 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: Mussel Bay this afternoon, and our best wish is to you. 82 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: This is his new single called Pray Pray This. It's 83 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: the latest single from Jimmy Nevis called Pray p r 84 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: e Y And do advise you to go to YouTube 85 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 1: and check out the music video that goes with that song. 86 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: And thanks to Jimmy for doing his bit to highlight 87 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: the scourge