JALLANZO and Damia highlight the voice of the people

Singer and musician Jallanzo believes it is the people who have the power and their voices need to be heard.

He holds firm to that belief on his latest single, titled The Voice of the People, which features his partner Damia, with whom he has been living and creating music for three years.

"The song came about during her pregnancy with our beautiful baby daughter. When I made the beat and Damia heard it, we started writing the song and recorded it the same day," Jallanzo explained. "Damia noticed the call to be a greater part of creating music. She listened, never looked back and has been supportive every step of the way."

The Jamaica-born Jallanzo produced The Voice of the People, which was released on January 28. The message in the song is very relatable.

"The message we hope people will take away from this song is that, we the people, have the power and our voices need to be heard," said Jallanzo. He is originally from Old Braeton in St Catherine, while Damia is from Los Angeles, California. They reside in Oregon.

"Our work is inspired by a wide variety of artistes and genres, ranging from Bob Marley to the Beatles, Nina Simone to Dezarie, from Studio One to Motown and from Wes Montgomery to Jimi Hendrix," he shared.

Jallanzo, given name Omar Allanzo Johnson, is also a songwriter, producer, studio engineer, music composer and arranger. It was while he attended church that he discovered his love for music. At age five, he had a toy guitar that he was fascinated with and his interest grew stronger from there onwards. At the age of 13, he made his own drum set with old buckets, pans and pots, which attracted a lot of attention throughout the community. To date, he has released two full-length albums and an EP.