Iyeoka - Say Yes (R)Evolved

Slam poetry, rap battles, singing, song writing and drumming. The hit album Say Yes by Iyeoka is now being released as a high quality vinyl version (180 g) in gatefold. The YouTube hit Simply Falling received over 216 Million clicks.

Iyeoka (read: ee-yo-kah) is well versed in many expressive arts, but in essence she is a storyteller and poet. My goal is very simple, says the US Nigerian American, I want to move the world, one poem at a time. She does this enchantingly well with her album Say Yes (R)evolved. In poems set to music Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo (her full name) reveals herself to be a strong, self-confident woman of the modern world. She tells tales of love and relationships in the 21st century and philosophizes about the daily struggle of life and being a woman in a post-feminist world digging deeply and personally into her African roots.

Musically Iyeoka handles expertly a wide variety of styles from electronic soul Break Down Mode to technofied R'n'B Broken Hearts Anthem (Walk Away), from energetic dance inducing grooves The Yellow Brick Road Song, to a more jazzy Happily Ever After, from melodic soft rock Say Yes, to pop Soundtrack to Life and reggae Testify. She certainly has presence and shines out with a silky smooth elegance reminiscent of Sade This Time around, Simply Falling. This woman has real all-round talent and she knows how to use it!