LOCAL hitmaker Jimmy Nevis is ready to use the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) to hammer home a powerful anti-Gender-Based Violence message.
The homegrown Athlone artist isn’t content with entertaining fans; he is out to make a statement.
This weekend, as jazz lovers and music fans make their way to the Cape Town International Convention Centre for Africa’s Grandest Gathering, Nevis is set to drop his new single titled ‘Prey’ in solidarity with the fight against GBV.
The singer, songwriter, and producer will release the track on 26 March, a song born directly from the urgent, unresolved crisis of GBV gripping the country.
The release comes at a moment of national reckoning after South Africa officially declared GBV a national disaster.
In a rollout of note, the single drops on Thursday, 26 March, the music video premieres on Friday, 27 March on YouTube, before Nevis makes a world live premiere on Saturday, 28 March.
Nevis said: “PREY is about recognising a reality that too many women face every day.
“As artists, we have a responsibility to reflect the times we live in. This song is my way of standing in solidarity and reminding people that the conversation around gender-based violence cannot fade.”
With the horrific rates of violence against women and children finally being recognised by the Government, the singer called on men to be active in the fight against these cowardly crimes before it hits closer to home.
In a recent interview with Expresso, he said: “At a point, you have got to think, ‘are they next?’What about our daughters? What about our children? What about our wives? What about our moms?
“Personally, I think that there is a lot that men in South Africa can do to show solidarity.”
Be sure to be the first to hear this new track by Nevis by securing your tickets on Ticketmaster and catch other performers such as Grammy-winning British multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier, powerhouse Yussef Dayes, the CTIJF Orchestra, Justin-Lee Schultz, Camissa Knight, DJ Dwson, and many more set the stage on fire.