Release Date: 23 August 2024
Label: Intuition Music
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0750447346314
Release Date: 25 September 2026
Label: Intuition Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 750447346321
Description
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!
Description
With this CD edition, Intuition Music presents singer-songwriter Iyeoka's 2010 neo soul-jazz masterpiece Say Yes Evolved to a new generation of listeners, reaffirming the enduring relevance of Iyeoka's unique fusion of poetry, soul, and song. Iyeoka has explored many artistic disciplines throughout her career, yet at her core she has always remained a storyteller and poet. "My goal is very simple," says the American artist. "I want to move the world, one poem at a time."
On Say Yes evolved, she fulfills that ambition through songs that grew naturally from poetry. Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo, to use her full name, presents the perspective of a confident, self-assured woman navigating love, relationships, identity, and everyday life. Her songs explore what it means to be a woman in the 21st century while reflecting on her personal search for her African roots. Musically, Iyeoka demonstrates remarkable versatility. Her repertoire ranges from electronic soul ("Breakdown Mode") and contemporary R&B ("Broken Hearts Anthem (Walk Away)") to dance grooves ("The Yellow Brick Road Song"), jazz ("Happily Ever After"), rock ("Say Yes"), sophisticated pop ("Soundtrack To Life"), reggae ("Testify"), and elegant ballads such as "This Time Around" and "Simply Falling." Few artists move so effortlessly between styles.
The original 11-track version of this diverse collection first appeared in the United States in 2010 under the title Say Yes. Conceived as an "evolving album," it offered purchasers free access to additional recordings as the project continued to develop, reflecting a modern interpretation of a work in progress. Say Yes (R)Evolved was expanded to 13 tracks on the 2014 version, which is reissued here.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Oregon
Oregon
Jon Hassell
Michel Godard/Gavino Murgia
Nighthawks
Abdullah Ibrahim
Sebastian Sternal & hr-Bigband
Stephan Micus
Iyeoka
