Roswitha = Sia, Florence and the Machine, Bjork & modern Marlene Dietrich with a violin in her hand

I’m very vulnerable on this album,” says violinist, producer, and singer-songwriter Roswitha. “I want to create a shift from negative to empowering messages and inspire people to live their dreams because I know how much strength it takes.” On her latest album, Destiny, the renowned jazz and classical artist lives her own dreams, making the bold move to step out as a singer-songwriter. Here, she embraces her total musicality and tastefully integrates her instrumental virtuosity within a musical style Roswitha calls “Brooklyn Indie Soul – BOIS.” It’s an elegantly eclectic blend of jazz, classical, R&B, world music, and hip-hop that showcases her gorgeous compositions and soulfully angelic vocals.

Though the album has garnered favorable comparisons to such diverse artists as Sia, Sade, Florence and the Machine, Corinne Bailey Rae, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Tracy Chapman, Esthero, Les Nubians, Zap Mama and Björk, it ‘s purely Roswitha. She organically inhabits a broad array of styles, tying them together with her euphoric and liberating message. “The general theme is live your dreams; free yourself from any external influences and seek answers from within,” she explains.

The 13-song album luminously opens with the mystical, Eastern-flavored hip-hop fusion of “Desire.” Its shimmering beauty and exotic flourishes set the mood of the album. The spiritually centered “Destiny” majestically melds Afro-Cuban grooves with concise soul-pop hooks. “This is a song to inspire others to seek their destiny,” she reveals. “I sing on the bridge ‘seek your destiny, it will set you free,’ I truly believe that. I sing from a female perspective, but it is a universal theme." The multi-national hip-hop-rock of “My Life” makes its message universal, pulling diverse music cultures together with a euphorically emboldening perspective. “This song speaks about owning your life, living it the way you think is right for you,” Roswitha says. The album also includes the gracefully poignant "One of us" which was written after the murder of Trayvon Martin and speaks out against gun violence.


11 Do You Remember

Lyrics: Blitz the Ambassador
Music: Rose Bartu, Blitz The Ambassador
Production: Rose Bartu, Blitz The Ambassador
Drum Programming: Optiks

Vocals: arranged by Blitz The Ambassador, performed by Honey Larochelle, Blitz The Ambassador
Background Vocals: arranged by Blitz The Ambassador, performed by Honey Larochelle, Rob Murat
Violin & Viola: arranged and performed by Rose Bartu
Trumpet: arranged by Blitz The Ambassador, performed by Jonathan Powell
Trombone: arranged by Blitz The Ambassador, performed by Ron Prokopetz
Saxophone: arranged by Blitz The Ambassador, performed by John Maurice Restrepo
Fender Rhodes: Rob Murat
Organ: Raymond Angry
Guitar: James Lewis
Bass: Jason Foster

Recording: Eddie Krakauer, Rose Bartu, Raymond Angry

Executive Producer: Rose Bartu

UNMIXED: Fly Away feat. Honey Larochelle & Blitz The Ambassador

Lyrics: Rob Murat, Eternia
Music: Rose Bartu, Rob Murat 
Production: Rose Bartu, Rob Murat 
Drum Programming: Rob Murat 

Vocals: arranged and performed by Rob Murat, Eternia
Background Vocals: arranged and performed by Rob Murat 
Violin & Viola: arranged and performed byRose Bartu
Guitar: Chris Morgan 
Bass: Jason Foster
Music Programming: Rob Murat

Recording: Eddie Krakauer, Rose Bartu, Eternia

Executive Producer: Rose Bartu

UNMIXED: Let Me In feat. Rob Murat & Eternia

Lyrics: Rose Bartu
Music: Rose Bartu
Production: Rose Bartu
Drum Programming: Rose Bartu

Vocals: arranged by Rose Bartu, performed by Gordon Chambers
Background Vocals: arranged by Rose Bartu, performed by Gordon Chambers
Violin & Viola: arranged and performed by Rose Bartu
Bass: arranged by Rose Bartu, performed by Jason Foster
Music Programming (piano, organ): Rose Bartu

Recording: Eddie Krakauer, Rose Bartu

Executive Producer: Rose Bartu

UNMIXED: Beautiful feat. Gordon Chambers

A song I wrote for a challenge: write a song in 5 days with just one instrument and one vocal track. Should I produce it and add strings and my background vocals?

Roswitha Bartussek (AKM), Queen Rose Publishings (AKM), contact: queenrosemusic@gmail.com; guitars by Nelson Kummer

Dreaming of holding hands again
Praying and laughing like old friends
Showing affection not holding back
Seeing the beauty in little things, not just lack.

Wonder, can I let you be
Grace will set me free.

I was so blind and didn't see
all the love you gave to me
Stood there by my side
Like a rock in the night, my rock in the night,
You are my rock in the night.

Looking above into the stars
Questioning why you went so far
Will you hold me close again
Many more times I wish you can, I miss my man.

Wonder, can I let you be
Forgiveness sets me free.

I was so blind and didn't see
all the love you gave to me
Stood there by my side
Like a rock in the night, my rock in the night,
You are my rock in the night.

Where have you gone, you are my one.
I want you back, please come back, no more regrets.

My Rock In The Night

UNMIXED: Forever (feat. Roxann & Bryant Smith)

Roswitha's DESTINY album sampler
The music of Roswitha's World Soul album DESTINY- get it on iTunes: http://bit.ly/RoswithaDestiny


DESTINY Sampler

Written by Rose Bartu (vocals, piano & violins), Produced by Steve Greenwell

A Queen Rose Music® Production
2017 © Queen Rose, Inc., all rights reserved
http://www.rosebartu.com
Worldwide Release Date: 8/28/2017

Bartu describes her new sound Pop/Underground Electric. Her soulfully angelic vocals and lush violins over her simple piano parts and Greenwell’s strong hip-hop influenced beat with its synth sounds create a colorful and intriguing musical landscape. It reminds listeners of legendary bands like Portishead and Massive Attack, and more recent artists like Haim and CHVRCHES.

FREEDOM lyrics:
freedom, freedom for all

VERSE 1:
She’s arrived all alone
Violins in the moonlight
she’s seen pain, escaped her grief’
seen no color lines, still the world passes her by’

PRE:
burning inside, her soul is bleeding 
is there a way we all can succeed

freedom, freedom for all 

VERSE 2:
now her dreams
ring in her heart’
trust and strength she owns
stops to smell the wild rose
(stops and smells)

PRE:
burning inside, justice she’s seeking
only through love we all can succeed

together we move on
diverse we are strong
as one human race 
God gives us grace

freedom, freedom for all
freedom, justice for all

BRIDGE:
Let’s listen to each other
Forgive for a bright future
We pray for peace around the globe
we all we all we all belong 

PRE:
together we move on
diverse we are strong
as one human race 
God gives us grace

freedom, freedom for all
freedom, human rights for all

freedom, freedom for all
freedom, once and for all

Freedom

Written by Rose Bartu, Produced by Steve Greenwell
A Queen Rose Music® Production
2018 © Queen Rose, Inc., all rights reserved
officially released on 12/1/2019, find the song on your favorite platform: https://rosebartu.hearnow.com/
www.rosebartu.com

The Last Will Be First Single

The Last Will Be First

Roswitha = Sia, Florence and the Machine, Bjork & modern Marlene Dietrich with a violin in her hand

"I’m very vulnerable on this album,” says violinist, producer, and singer-songwriter Roswitha. “I want to create a shift from negative to empowering messages and inspire people to live their dreams because I know how much strength it takes.” On her latest album, Destiny, the renowned jazz and classical artist lives her own dreams, making the bold move to step out as a singer-songwriter. Here, she embraces her total musicality and tastefully integrates her instrumental virtuosity within a musical style Roswitha calls “Brooklyn Indie Soul – BOIS.” It’s an elegantly eclectic blend of jazz, classical, R&B, world music, and hip-hop that showcases her gorgeous compositions and soulfully angelic vocals.  

Though the album has garnered favorable comparisons to such diverse artists as Sia, Sade, Florence and the Machine, Corinne Bailey Rae, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Tracy Chapman, Esthero, Les Nubians, Zap Mama and Björk, it ‘s purely Roswitha. She organically inhabits a broad array of styles, tying them together with her euphoric and liberating message. “The general theme is live your dreams; free yourself from any external influences and seek answers from within,” she explains.

The 13-song album luminously opens with the mystical, Eastern-flavored hip-hop fusion of “Desire.” Its shimmering beauty and exotic flourishes set the mood of the album. The spiritually centered “Destiny” majestically melds Afro-Cuban grooves with concise soul-pop hooks. “This is a song to inspire others to seek their destiny,” she reveals. “I sing on the bridge ‘seek your destiny, it will set you free,’ I truly believe that. I sing from a female perspective, but it is a universal theme." The multi-national hip-hop-rock of “My Life” makes its message universal, pulling diverse music cultures together with a euphorically emboldening perspective. “This song speaks about owning your life, living it the way you think is right for you,” Roswitha says. The album also includes the gracefully poignant "One of us" which was written after the murder of Trayvon Martin and speaks out against gun violence.


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