Our Voices Matter (feat. Candy Dulfer, Dave Koz, Jeffrey Osborne, Marcus Miller, Maysa, Rick Braun, Will Kennedy, Antonio Sol, Arlington Jones, Ramon Yslas, Ruslan Sirota)

by Jonathan Butler

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about

Jonathan Butler, a South African singer-songwriter who grew up under the shadow of apartheid and was raised in poverty, has endured systemic racism and social injustice, spending his young adulthood and career being a voice for change in his country. Written in response to the murder of George Floyd, "Our Voices Matter" speaks to the public as a call to action against racial injustice and to encourage people to use their voices to make change in a peaceful, orderly manner, starting by exercising their right to vote.

lyrics

Some people’s lights have all been dimmed
Sit there and take it all in
Depleted, deleted
I say I am because you are
And we are all of us scarred
Not defeated, repleted

Stop that noise in our minds
Walk the divides
Our footprints merged underneath
As we sing

Our voices matter, voices matter
What matters to you, it matters to me
Our voices matter, they matter
We’re all part of this great melody
Like tone and time
Our souls aligned

Always waiting to leave
We’re always waiting to breathe
Unknowing, but I’m hoping
If we can go with the strides
We’ve made not just taking sides
Consoling, love flowing

The sirens blaze in our heads
While we look to the ground
But if we, if we look within
We won’t go without in this house

Our voices matter, voices matter
What matters to you, it matters to me
Our voices matter, they matter
We’re all part of this great melody
Like tone and time
Our souls aligned

I’ll lean into discomfort
Yeah, we are all in this moment

Our voices matter, they matter
What matters to you, it matters to me
Our choices matter, they matter
The words that we sing and we speak
Like tone and time
Our souls, souls aligned

Our voices matter, voices matter, they matter
What matters to you, it matters to me
Our voices matter, they matter
We’re all parts of this great melody
Like tone and time
Our souls aligned

credits

released October 30, 2020
Jonathan Butler – Vocals and guitars
Candy Dulfer – Alto Saxophone
Dave Koz - Soprano Saxophone
Jeffrey Osborne – Vocals
Marcus Miller – Electric bass
Maysa – Vocals
Rick Braun – Flugelhorn and trombone
Will Kennedy – Drums
Antonio Sol – Vocals
Arlington Jones - Keyboard
Ramon Yslas – Percussion
Ruslan Sirota – Percussion and keyboard

Produced by Jonathan Butler

Written by Jonathan Butler and Michèle Vice-Maslin
Published by Joran Music/Gliding Dove Music Publishing (BMI); Even Sweetersongs (SESAC)
Supporting Vocal Arrangement written by Antonio Sol

Recorded at: JB Lab Studio, Calabasas, CA
Engineer: Jonathan Butler
Mixed at: Red Note Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Engineer: Paul Klingberg
Mastered at: Future Disc, Portland, OR
Engineer: Steve Hall

Dave Koz appears courtesy of Just Koz Entertainment, Inc.
Maysa appears courtesy of Blue Velvet Soul Records
Arlington Jones appears courtesy of Zamaria Records

℗© 2020 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC. Marketed and distributed worldwide by Artistry Music. All rights reserved.

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about

Jonathan Butler Los Angeles, California

GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter/guitarist Jonathan Butler was born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty. While still a teenager, his first single broke down racial barriers, becoming the first song by a non-white artist to be played on South African radio. He went on to earn multiple GRAMMY nominations and recognition for his music and his humanitarian work. ... more