University to host performer
WAYNESBURG – Waynesburg University will host Joy Ike, a Christian music performer, at 7 p.m. Saturday in Roberts Chapel. Admission is free and the public is invited.
In her third full-length album, independent artist Joy Ike offered her most realized work yet. “All or Nothing” includes 10 songs about giving up everything you have in exchange for everything you need.
Ike’s music, voice and writing has drawn comparisons to female musicians such as Corinne Bailey Rae, Regina Spektor, Norah Jones and Fiona Apple. But her percussive piano-playing and soaring vocals give homage to her African upbringing.
Leaving her career as a publicist in 2008, Ike has since played more than 600 shows and had the opportunity to share the stage with many accomplished artists. Her songs were featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and Relevant Magazine’s The Drop. Her song, “Everything You Have,” was recently featured on NPR’s World Cafe during a segment on emerging artists.