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Phanai Entertainment Group Featured Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo of \"Diva Dictions\" joins rost... October, 2008 @ 1888PressRelease.com

Press Release: Phanai Records

"Poetry just fits so perfectly into our current mainstream vernacular.
A brief break in the momentum of the jazz-based spoken word beat poetry that preceded the rapping in hip hop music period forced it underground," says Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo, a Nigerian-American writer who exchanged her comfortable career as a health care professional Pharmacist to follow her life and spirit calling her to pursue a career as a spoken-word poet and nu-jazz vocalist.

Iyeoka is one of a number of full time driven performance poets who are championing the spoken-word scene, and proving that poetry can smack a power punch on a bigger stage than the coffeehouses the genre has sprouted from since the turn of the millennium thanks to opportunities such as Def Poetry Jam on HBO and National Slam Poetry Competitions.

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Promo video,performance schedule,high res. pictures, press quotes ect.

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LECTURES & PERFORMANCES

the ART as LIFE LECTURE Series

This message is for you…
from the college student to the working class professional
I hope you’re still making plans to live your passion!

-Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo

This lecture is geared towards college students in the budding stages of their boundless careers in art! Have you considered planning ahead on how to live your dream after college? The process begins now. This incredible workshop/lecture presentation showcases the 101 know how on HOW to make your dreams of living and breathing your art a reality.

Iyeoka holds a pharmacy degree from Northeastern University and is a Registered Pharmacist. 3 years ago Iyeoka transitioned her life-style from full time retail pharmacist to full time performance poet. Find out how she did it, why she loves it, and how you can find a way to live your passion too!

for booking info on this lecture series or other presentations offered

please contact bookingiyeoka@gmail.com

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Hi Friends,

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things off they are giving our fans $5 to download our music.

All you have to do is click on the link below to get $5 to download
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one last huge favor is that after u check out the albums u jump on itunes and leave a review of the album there too.

Best in love,

Iyeoka

Hello Friends,

We've just finished putting the near final touches on our Facebook Music Page and we couldn't be more excited to have you guys check it out.

View Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo's FACEBOOK FAN PAGE

This is our way of getting in touch with everyone and inviting them into our world. You can become a fan and stay connected, know when all our shows are, what we've been up to, check out photos, videos and mp3s.

We're so pumped right now!

We just uploaded a handful of new recordings from a live radio show we did in Honolulu last week.

Thanks so much for you love & support,
be.well
Iyeoka

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

National Performance Network and NCCC Grant Funds Boston Poet, Iyeoka to Speak the Word in Hawaii

Zap Mama Returns to Boston to headline at the Paradise Rock Club Saturday 28th, 2008

IYEOKA and The ROCK by Funk TRIBE opens for ZAP MAMA

SATURDAY June 28th 2008
THE PARADISE ROCK CLUB
Doors:8pm
18+
$22


click the title for tix purchase.

Find me Here.

We embrace the idea that if you stand somewhere long enough someone will find you, if you say something loud enough someone will hear you, if you desire a moment strong enough the universe will gratefully grant it to you. Find me here and I will speak with you of the word that speaks through me. -Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo

 

May 30th @ The Milky Way

 

Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo, The Cloud Foundation and Opera Boston are teaming up to create an opera workshop for teens based on music from the opera Carmen

Iyeoka joins Grammy Award celebrities to sing Bono and U2 songs to raise money for The Global Fund

U2 Compilation In The Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 ignites major ripples in a Nigerian girl

IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
3/14/08

Iyeoka is a Nigerian Girl with an African violet in her hair.
She wants to go back home.
Mother calls her from a Nokia cell phone in Benin City every Tuesday.
Mama says, “we miss you baby girl, when will you visit us again?”

“I’ll be home soon mommy, first I need to get to the Notable Productions studio and record this U2 “Desire” song for the Africa Celebrates U2 compilation.”

Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo states that she has always had a simple goal to somehow change the
world one poem at a time. Little did she know she would be granted the opportunity of a lifetime to contribute to a track on an unprecedented release of Shout! Factory’s newest project "In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2". On April 1, 2008, Shout Factory is slated to unveil an album celebrating the music, culture and future of Africa, paying homage to Bono and U2 for their ongoing humanitarian relief efforts aiding her beloved continent.

“It is such an incredible honor to be included in an album with my fellow countrymen Tony Allen and Keziah Jones. I have followed Keziah’s work for some time now and my father is a long time fan of Tony Allen since the days he played with Fela. So to now be associated publicly with artists I have looked up to like Angelique Kidjo and legendary Vusi Mahlasela…even to see my name and picture in the same album booklet is a surreal experience.”

Iyeoka lends her talents to a song with the African Underground All-Stars featuring Optimus from The Foundation Movement and Sierra Leone rapper, Chosan in this song called Desire. The album will be released April 1, 2008 on Sony BMG.

"Desire" is the lead single from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum. It was their first #1 single in the UK.

Africa Celebrates U2/ In The Name of Love

Check out Iyeoka's performance with the African Underground All-Stars delivering a fresh hip-hop cover of U2's "Desire". The album which features covers from both Grammy Award Winning African artists and up and coming artists includes U2 covers from Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, and Keziah Jones.

http://www.africacelebratesu2.com/

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FESTIVALS, CONFERENCES, PROMOTERS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES-Booking /Press Inquiries

Iyeoka is currently available for booking in 2008.
contact: Phanai Entertainment
bookingiyeoka@gmail.com

Catch Iyeoka on Television PBS (WGBH)!!!

Watch Iyeoka as the poetry expert on:
Episode 216 of FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman
Episode Titled:
"How to Get Dogs and Doggerel in Better Shape"

Iyeoka coaches the cast member how to write poetry.

Original Air Date 6/21/07
The Episode will air again on Monday 10/8/07 at 12:00pm (noon)
(channel 217 WGBXDT4)

photo by Michael Perez 2007

a BOSTON GLOBE mention on "QUICK PICKS"

QUICK PICKS

By Nick A. Zaino III


Monday nights through Oct. 1, the Paradise Lounge is the place to catch local soul, funk, and hip-hop with the Soul Power Tour '07. You could squabble and say it's not really a tour, but it does show off some under-appreciated talent from the local scene. Tonight at 7, it's Iyeoka Okoawo, whose inspiring, lyrical grooves bring to mind Lauryn Hill; R&B singer/songwriter Rob Murat from New York, who could play her ; and local blues drummer/vocalist Short'y Billups. You can also hear Okoawo on "Next On the Mic," a new collection from the Poetry Jam Collective and Rounder Records. 18+. Tickets: $8. Paradise Lounge, 969 Commonwealth Ave., 617-562-8800. thedise.com

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Check out Iyeoka featured on the MUSIC page of GALRILLA Webzine!!!

MORE PRESS for ya...Check out Iyeoka's INTERVIEW on AFRICAN PATH!!!

Congratulations to IYEOKA...

For winning 2007 SPOKEN-WORD ARTIST OF THE YEAR for the Mass Industry Committee Hip-Hop AWARDS
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"Next on the Mic" is one of 2 major record label compilations Iyeoka will be a part of in 2007.
This compilation will be released under Rounder Records August 28th.