Episode 24: Joy Ike

We talk in this episode with musician and songwriter Joy Ike.  Currently based in Philadelphia (after moving from Pittsburgh), Joy’s latest album, “Bigger Than Your Box”, released in 2018, is a wonderful record.  Joy talks about the Nigerian praise music that was the soundtrack to her childhood and how its percussive sounds influence her songwriting, her interesting on and off relationship with the piano, and ideas she has for her next project, which may turn out to be a spoken word album.  We hear about the making of the delightful video for her interpretation of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, the Mr. Rogers theme song.  Joy is also generous enough to share her thoughts on current events shaking the United States, the Black Lives Matter movement and the George Floyd killing.

Visit Joyike.com to learn more about Joy and her music. You can read the blog post we discuss during the episode in its entirety; and also find out more about Cultivators, Joy’s artist coaching service.