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The Creative Spark: Iyeoka, Recording Artist and Poet

The Creative Spark: Iyeoka, Recording Artist and Poet

with Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo

 


Technology has revolutionized the way music is made, consumed, distributed, and popularized. Now new voices can be heard the world over. Recording artist Iyeoka knows this firsthand, as she watched her single, "Simply Falling," go viral practically overnight. Watch her inspiring story unfold, as she traces her roots in Boston and her evolution from a pharmacist who dreamed of being an artist to a successful songwriter and poet. Iyeoka also shares the lessons she's learned about the role that discipline plays in creativity, and how working with collaborators in jam sessions and poetry slams shaped her own sound.

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Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo
subject
Audio, Music Production, Productivity, Live Performance, Documentaries, Creative Spark
level
Appropriate for all
duration
9m 16s
released
Jun 07, 2013

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Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo

Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo

Iyeoka (ee-yo-kah) Ivie Okoawo is a first generation Nigerian-American award-winning poet, drummer, recording artist, literacy advocate, and TED fellow. In her native Esan language, Iyeoka means "I want to be respected."

Iyeoka received her pharmacy degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA, transitioning from a career as a licensed pharmacist, into a fulltime writer and musician, founding the group, The Rock by Funk Tribe, a collective of touring session musicians. She released her first album of lyrics and songs, Black and Blues, followed by Hum The Bass Line. In 2010, she released her third studio album, SAY YES, whose single "The Yellow Brick Road Song" became a theme song for USA Network series Fairly Legal and featured on the HBO series How To Make It In America.

Iyeoka's music video, Simply Falling, has generated attention throughout the world attracting over 11 million views on YouTube.

As an educator and founder of the Lyrics For Literacy Initiative, Iyeoka presents writing and wellbeing master classes at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA and the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, delivering authentic and inspiring message of healing through self-expression.
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