Sabas Whittaker is a true master of his domain who has lived many lives – the renowned musician, songwriter, and author is a multilingual, humanitarian activist, and multidisciplinary artist who has served as a captain officer, psychiatry case manager, therapist, and lead mental health worker for the Latino unit in mental health. He has composed four other albums and has written and published several books of poetry, history, a novel, and various stage and screenplays. At this stage, I’m convinced there isn’t anything that this miraculous man on two legs can’t do! He is truly inspired by Martin Luther King and everything the national treasure represented as an activist and a human being. The works of Luther King about peace, social justice, acceptance, and equality among many other inspiring moments through history have always resonated heavily with him and the album “The songbook of life” is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his mission of saving humanity from humanity’s destructive atrocities and preaching for peace and tolerance of each other and seeing beyond the color of our neighbor’s skin.
The first single off of this album “My Role Model” is a body of art that encompasses King’s legacy and not just the focus on him as a role model but everything else that he stood for in his own kind and selfless way. Sabas Whittaker sought the help of world-class production with award-winning musicians around the globe and this track exemplifies genuinely brilliant artwork that sits at the threshold of authentic ingenuity! The track plays to the advantage of the country blend and the band does such a magnificent job of giving this track its infectious and lively feel.
There is a guitar party in play with the various elements of the guitar coming out intriguingly delicious and giving the rhythm its solid base and foundation on which the lead and backing vocals integrate in an extraordinary moment of vocal unison whilst also being backed by the punchy drums, the bass rhythms, the keyboard allure and the extra percussion of the violin to design an exceptionally outstanding piece of work.
The Martin Luther Junior King’s voiceovers through the various sections of the track add that much endearing tonal color and cinematic motif that hangs around a listener’s heart like a tight rope around the neck. This is an emotion-filled, stunning, and astonishingly emotive proper tribute body of work and I’m certain it will be felt across a wide section of music lovers regardless of their genre affiliations and tastes! The single “My Role Model “as is the whole of the album is now available for streaming on all your favorite platforms and I’d hate for you to miss out on such an inspiring and treasures music story about the iconic Legend who continues living through our hearts, especially in these trying times where the world seems to have lost its footing!