Iyeoka Say Yes (R)evolved
Slam poetry, rap battles, singing, song writing and drumming. Iyeoka is well versed in many expressive arts but in essence is a storyteller and poet. She did this enchantingly well with her hit album Say Yes (R)Evolved. In poems set to music Iyeoka 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. The album single Yellow Brick Road Song was used in the HBO television series How To Make It In America and in 2011 used as the theme tune for the series Fairly Legal. At the same time the official video for Simply Falling became a phenomenal hit on YouTube, with more than 215 million views so far! With all her energy and incredibly positive aura, this U.S. east coast artist sends out a message of joy and confidence. Iyeoka, whose name in the Nigerian Esan language means Respect Me is convinced a cure for the ills and suffering of our civilizations is possible if one consciously taps into the power of 'the moment'. In an interview she recently pointed out that her goals in life have not really changed since leaving her former pharmaceutical career. Before it was her aim to alleviate physical discomfort for her fellow human beings with medicines, now she wants to relieve psychological ills using music. The advantage of healing music over pharmaceuticals is of course you don't need a prescription and more importantly, you don't have to worry about any unwanted side effects ... Now the label INTUITION is launching a high-quality black vinyl version as a 180-gram gatefold worldwide.