Concert Review: Jain Is A Social Justice Dance Queen In NYC
This review begins with a personal challenge to the reader. I want you to watch one video for a to three different songs, and analyze whether each song makes see or feel different about what you are watching. (Feel free to leave a comment if it does!) I mention this because Jain’s shows can be defined as a singing woman dancing with her machine, but such simplicity would fail to capture her mission. She may always be the same, but her music will always make you feel different.
At Irving Plaza, Jain was like a starburst of juiced rhythms and sweet personality; dripping her fruited voice over songs such as, “Come” and “Inspector Gadget.” She presents her songs like an Illusionist, of which tech nerds will love watching Jain deconstruct and reconstruct sound as if her show is also a how-to guide on making music. Jain had her handy-dandy synthesizer/ mix-table/logic board/ light-up, music cyborg, from which she moved around like a bee pollenating a rose. To her, this machine was essential to revealing how precious she sees the world. Since her MHOW shoe, she has upgraded her technology to include a cool,”spacey” jumper with a buttoned sleeve that lights up with one press and starts her songs. Still, in the end, you attend a Jain concert to dance.
Jain – Alright (Official Video)
Celebrating the release of her newest album, Souldier, Jain has been coined by Diandra Reviews It All as The Queen of “Social Justice Dance Music.” She NEVER lets a song flow without a “Power To The People!” message infused in its lyrics. While, she was honored to see so many people attend her final, US stop, it was not surprising that so many flock to her show. She emanates a “playground” atmosphere in her concert that has people waving and jumping at her whim like a bunch school-yard children singing to nursery rhymes. Yet, these rhymes contain very real and uplifting empowerment for adults that understand what it is to live in a world/society unwelcoming to all.
Jain – Makeba (Official Video)
Jain will never need to change her concert style or add to its ambiance because it is inherently fresh. Not many remember how powerful music and dance are as happy forms of protesting injustice and promoting peace and love. Yet, Jain does, which is why with songs like, “Hope,” “Star,” and “Makeba” she attracted a crowd that wanted to dance like the world is looking, and they were setting an example of how good it feels to move as yourself. For More Information On Jain Click Here.
Jain – Come (Official Video)
