| Shébani (Picture Taken By Jes Luisse) |
Re-Volt had the honor to ask Shébani few questions just before the big release today!
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The Track is produced by RAYAN and video Filmed by Stefan RedJimi
RE-VOLT: This song means so much to you, take us through the process of writing such a track? How hard/easy was it to venture in your soul and put all these motions out there?
Shébani: I wrote this song almost 3 years ago when I was in London, and only got it produced last year. I got together with Rayan and he showed me an instrumental that he had created for something entirely different, I sang my top-line of 'In the Fire' on it and it just fit like a glove, we didn't even plan it. But we decided to use what I had written and keep it that way! It wasn't very easy to put these words on paper and admit everything that I felt in my deepest thoughts. I mentioned this on an instagram post at some point, that this song counts as the anthem of my life. Growing up, I don't remember one day going by without me thinking about this topic and the way it affected my confidence, and suddenly, the more this song took its mold and came to life, the less I started to think about all the things that truly held me down and made me doubt myself. And that's why I love Music so much, it's therapy, a form of expression and it's my way to 'let go' and start a new chapter in my life. I absolutely love it.
RE-VOLT: You are a true example of how music can be a tool of self expression, a tool to empower. With everything that you have gone through, what would you say are the highlights for you so far in the last couple of years?
Shébani: Like I mentioned in the pervious answer, it's been my therapy. I think to be very honest with you, I believe that I wouldn't have been the woman and the person that I am today if it weren't for music and it allowing me to express myself so freely. I've come to realize that I built a very healthy relationship with my career as a musician, I don't see myself caring for anything else (career wise) as much as I care about music, and appreciate the many times that this form of art has allowed me to, simply put, be...my...self.
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Shébani: It's a mixture of two things, where you sort of have them meet in the middle. It's a good combination. So as much as I found and grew my confidence, strength, and resilience. I also genuinely feel like I also became a lot more grounded, centered and patient. Finding myself through music has made me a rebel, BUT equally, a wiser person.
| Shébani & her sister Iman (During the shoot of the video) |
** We also had to ask IMAN (The Director of the video, about the process)
RE-VOLT: Great Job on the video. Take us through the process of directing such a track? I thought the way its done was very clever and just real.
IMAN: Thank you Hass! There was really no complexity at all to the process of directing this music video. It was very organic and natural. Sarah and I see eye to eye creatively to a certain extent, or at least are very good at understanding each other's visions.
"In The Fire" is about a very dark time in a young woman's life that she would like to leave behind to literally burn. I saw a struggle, some close ups of her honest facial expressions, some dramatic slow zoom outs and zoom ins and just pitch black atmosphere. I was hoping for tears, which i did get! yay! (hate to see my sister cry, but i believe that the honesty of her pure expressions is whats going to get the message of this song across.) Real is really what we were going for, and i am glad that thats been reflected for you. In the end we used a bit of contrast with colors and brightness to give people a resolution to what Sarah has been through. It's to say that there is always a "pink" light at the end of the tunnel.
RE-VOLT: We had the honor to get a sneak peek of the video, one can note that you got emotional during the song and that's what we love about you, take us through these emotions?
Shébani: Oh man, I did not expect to cry. My sister, Iman, really wanted to get a few tears here and there, but that only happened about 2 hours into filming where I genuinely started to feel the song and remember what it stands for. I felt some frustration during the shoot and I remember not being able to control my emotions after that point. I think something about not getting "a shot right" triggered annoyance in me and I ended up in tears from frustration!
RE-VOLT: The way you have evolved writing songs is incredible. What can we expect in the next chapter for Shébani?
Shébani: Thank you so much for always pointing this out, it's the most incredible comment anyone can give me. I still have a lot to learn and work on, but that excites me and gets me all motivated, I don't want to ever know everything, so that I have room to always aim for better and better. There is, DEFINITELY, a next chapter. Probably the most exciting chapter in my life, it started off as a song, then it moved on to being and EP, and now I'm thinking it could even be an album!
| Shébani (Picture Taken By Jes Luisse) |
RE-VOLT: For anyone out there whose struggling to find themselves in whatever they love, what would you tell them?
Shébani: I'd say that life is not only about creating a comfortable space to live in or a shelter to feel safe under, but it's about realizing your potential to become what you always wanted to be when you were 5 or 16 with no responsibilities or cares in the world. That's your truest and purest self, remember that and embrace it. Never settle for less, and never put yourself in a box. They say you need to dream less, and think more. But honestly? I only became happier and stronger when I thought less, and just 'did it', where I applied my dreams to my daily life. Hope this helps? hahaha. Thank you Hass. Much love and respect to you, always!
| Stefan RedJimi, Shébani & Iman on the set of the video shoot "In The Fire" |
