IYAMAH (eye-yam-ah) is a type of artists whose music is charged to . Ever since we found her again in 2023, we have saved shut tabs on the Brighton-born artist, and “Luxurious” would mark her sixth function on Stereofox in only a 12 months.
Pushed by her love of artists like Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill, and rising with African drumming and reggae, the multi-dimensional artist is a breath of contemporary air.
“Luxurious” is taken from her debut LP which dropped as we speak In Two Worlds and on it she asks how such a dreamer might ever get so misplaced within the in-between of two worlds between hopeful fantasy and manifested actuality.
Within the journey that In Two Worlds represents, IYAMAH delves into her connection along with her previous and her inside little one, exploring how these components have influenced her relationships with nature, success, funds, faith, childhood, training, psychological well-being, and spirituality. I had the pleasure of listening to most of it this morning and it left me wanting extra. Definitely, a file that wants plenty of listeners and time earlier than feeling acquainted.
“It began with a Tarot studying. All of the songs are reflections of the playing cards I pulled that day. The primary card had an image is of a girl blindfolded, tied up in ropes and chains, and in entrance of her are 8 swords however there’s a hole between two of them, and a citadel within the distance.” IYAMAH explains, referring to the inspiration for the opening monitor titled “8 Of Swords”. By exploring the essence of dreaming, hoping, and wanting, she discerns the excellence between those that preserve their goals as mere fantasies and those that actualize them into actuality.
IYAMAH is about to embark on a tour, so in the event you’re within the UK keep watch over her socials.