Track Review – dance4life

dance4life is a track created to spark a movement in fighting one of the biggest battles in society. HIV/AIDS, a pandemic which has killed over 25 million people since 1981, and with the worrying statistics of Africa having 11.6 million AIDS orphans; and with young people (under 25 years old) who account for half of all new HIV infections worldwide, there is a dire problem amidst our people which needs serious attention and solutions. When looking at the concept of dance4life it addresses the recklessness of individuals who follow a care free life living only for the present and forgetting about the future. It taps into the mindset of youth and seeks to instil an insight of living a healthy responsible life which comes with making conscious decisions throughout life such as the dangers of multiple partners in relationships, the dangers of not using protection in sexual activities and the ignorance showed towards this incurable disease.

The greatest weapon in fighting this disease is education, which instils a certain dignity within individuals to not only value themselves but value others in the world, to fight off this disease which strips away the face of society and places a cloud of darkness over the light of life. dance4life is a shining moonlight that reflects across the hearts of young people with its strong message of waking up every morning and taking responsibility of your life, and when it starts with you that is when the world is able to change. The lyrics are simple and easy to digest, with visionary portrayals of a nation in desperate need of change, because the only thing constant in life is change.

In placing a magnifying glass on certain themes in the track we are able to break down key messages embedded in the track, such as peer pressures which youth face today in growing up quickly and developing far faster than past generations. Modernity has not only shaped the word positively it has also brought huge problems with it, such as the constant bombarding in every form of the media of sexual messages, these sexual messages are reinforced every day of our lives and cannot be avoided. Youth who are the biggest consumers of these media forms are faced with problems of misinterpreting the messages which result in early sexual participation, teenage pregnancies and these problems are aligned with the vultures of the pandemic AIDS. The youth now need a voice of which they can associate with and understand clearly without false misconceptions and dance4life is that voice of conscious reason or a ventriloquist within music that feeds the souls of the young.

The track is a soundtrack for an HIV/AIDS awareness organization called dance4life which Jenerik Soulz supports and has donated music whereby the proceeds go to fighting the disease. The music is co-ordinated simultaneously with the fundamental principles of the dance4life organization, who strongly believe in interacting with the youth because they hold the key in building a better tomorrow.

The music takes its place around a fast club like environment with hard flashing synthesizers which co-ordinate in rhythmic fusion, alongside head banging 808’s which lead the march as a metaphor in fighting this disease firmly without doubt that it can be defeated, the light strings layered beneath the synthesizers bleed with melancholic movement and paint the picture of lives lost in the battle of AIDS, they all come together in uniformity in creating a club hit, which sinks within the hearts of every youth. The simplicity of the lyrics which are effected with a futuristic auto-tune device in order for modern listeners to relate, has a certain prophetic hope that belts out the message that if we can all in our own capacity take up the challenge to fight AIDS, then in the end it will transcend into a cohesive group effort. The words “just push your passion” signify the simple message of having a passion for life and when that reality is created one values every second of life, and will protect their life against any threat even HIV/AIDS.

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