Joy Ike's music is an indie-infused mix of pop, jazz, and neo-soul, and has often been compared to the likes of Fiona Apple, Corrinne Bailey Rae, and Norah Jones. The Pittsburgh-grown, Nigerian singer/songwriter has only been writing and performing for 5 years but in that short amount of time has garnered much success in the independent music scene and has been voted “Best Solo Artist” by the Pittsburgh City Paper for the last three years. Now as a full-time artist, Joy Ike has had the privileg...
Joy Ike's music is an indie-infused mix of pop, jazz, and neo-soul, and has often been compared to the likes of Fiona Apple, Corrinne Bailey Rae, and Norah Jones. The Pittsburgh-grown, Nigerian singer/songwriter has only been writing and performing for 5 years but in that short amount of time has garnered much success in the independent music scene and has been voted “Best Solo Artist” by the Pittsburgh City Paper for the last three years.
Now as a full-time artist, Joy Ike has had the privilege of opening for a handful of national recording acts including Kirsten Price, Serena Ryder, Tyrone Wells, and Dwele. She has worked with several established organizations such as The Pittsburgh Public Theater, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, WYEP, The Carnegie International Museum, and The August Wilson Center among a few.
Joy Ike's music has often been recognized for its lyrical depth- addressing social issues and universal subject matters of love, loneliness, and the search for God. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
