Angel Sima spreads her wings
Jewish Telegraph, September 2022
ISRAELI-born singer Sima Galanti, pictured right, has turned angelic with her new single. Now based in Los Angeles, Sima has released the self-penned song Angel.
“The song is about the push and pulls between dark and light and our perception of who’s good and who’s bad,” she said. “The angel and the dark angel, the monster.
“When I moved to America on my own at a very young age, I was removed from my roots, my family, friends, and everything that was familiar to me.
“I felt like I was searching for security, familiarity, something to fill that void, the pain, and loneliness that I often felt. Someone to see the real me.
“I was searching for connections and love in the wrong places with the wrong people who often wanted to possess me and dim my light. I felt disconnected from myself, my power, and who I truly am.”
Sima said the song begins with “dark lyrics and dark visuals” but the lyrics become “more powerful and inspiring”.
She added: “It’s like my life journey where things started and where they are at this point of my life which is all about strength and empowerment.
“The song also explores the aspects of being a human being. There is this realisation in the song that even if you don’t like someone because of your own experience with them, that doesn’t mean that they are monsters or bad people as we often demonise others.
“That someone probably has people in their lives who see them in a different light, maybe for them, that person is good and pure as an angel.
“The song has a positive message and inspires us to be more compassionate, and more united, knowing we are all one, all connected.
“We are all going through our own lives, having our own human experiences, our individual journeys and sometimes we see the world from our own personal experiences, background, and perceptions, and sometimes those limit our vision and don’t allow us to grow and expand and be forgiving to others and especially to ourselves. It’s inspiring us to open our hearts.”
As well as writing the song, Sima also produced and directed the video.
“I love creating different looks and visuals. I did my own hair, make-up, and styling,” she said. “I love the artistic freedom that I have when I’m creating something new, it excites me and I like to experiment and see what I can do next.”
Sima, who is making the documentary Broken Wings about the situation in Israel, made her musical debut in 2009 with the single Breaking Down The Walls, followed by her first full-length album This Is My Truth in 2012 and the EP Beautiful Liar in 2014.
She recently released versions of Madonna’s Material Girl and Pat Benatar’s Love is a Battlefield.
Listen to Angel at lnk.to/iVeh52GP and watch the video at tinyurl.com/SimaAngel
