VIDEOS: Note To Self – The Context Behind the Series of Album Visuals | Jah9
As we do our best to navigate these unprecedented times, it will also serve us to remember we are not alone. More than ever, Africa’s arms are outstretched. Note To Self, the album, is soundtrack music; perfect in many ways for this time. The album’s time and place of release coincide with a deeper message; that it’s time to go back to where it all began. Now nestled in the heart of east Africa, Jah9 is sowing seeds with the intention of building bridges that the diaspora can use to return, acclimate, learn and settle down.
Having released the final music video in her series of album visuals, Jah9 is ready to share the context behind them.
No actions go unnoticed and I am ever reminded that what we pay, will be weighed, when we meet our judgement day. -9
“These four visual offerings form a whole, combining my album’s core themes into different visual tales that connect at the centre. Here, my transition from awareness, to acting on awareness to then accepting responsibility for my actions in this state of awareness is represented. I speak about the karmic cycle and it’s real implications for the individual relative to their actions on “Each Man”. No actions go unnoticed and I am ever reminded that what we pay, will be weighed, when we meet our judgement day. For I, it represents a coming of age, an initiation into the real meaning of social & personal responsibility, an understanding that fosters self discipline and strength of will; the key tools for rising above karmic forces.
The narrative that manifests within the visual is one of liberation and the search to find peace within.” -9
“Okay (Note To Self) is the titular track from the album and forms the core. Chronixx put a verse on a track I produced for my previous album 9 and I knew I still wanted to create something together with him from scratch. The verses he wrote for the song note to self were as though he took them from my own heart! And his contribution inspired even the way I approached the delivery. This song most suitably defines the term mantra music, it was written as a reminder to myself and a reminder to listeners as well. All will be well in time. The visual for this track takes the themes of mediation and accentuates them with slow moving transitions, smooth angles and color grading that comforts the eyes. The narrative that manifests within the visual is one of liberation and the search to find peace within.” -9
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