{"id":42026,"date":"2015-05-15T18:41:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T17:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aceworldteam.com\/?p=42026"},"modified":"2015-05-15T18:41:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T17:41:30","slug":"ify-otuya-body-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aceworldteam.com\/2015\/05\/15\/ify-otuya-body-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Ify Otuya – BODY WORK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A singer, songwriter and performer, Ify Otuya<\/strong>, studied Music Performance &\u00a0Production<\/strong><\/em> at the prestigious London Centre of Contemporary Music<\/em>, where she received tuition from some international names including Toby Baker<\/em>\u00a0[Sinead O’connor, B.B King<\/em>], Sid Gauld<\/em>\u00a0[Incognito<\/em>], Pete Zeldman<\/em> [Jaco Pastorius<\/em>], Richie Stevens<\/em>\u00a0[Jay-Z<\/em>], and played with the legendary Pee Wee Ellis<\/em> and Fred Weseley <\/em>[James Brown<\/em>].\u00a0Based in Lagos<\/em>, she’s written, recorded and toured the UK<\/em> with musicians that include Folk-Soul<\/em> sensation, Whateverland<\/em>, and Contemporary<\/em> vocal group, Souls of Prophecy Gospel Choir<\/em>\u00a0[Prince’s Trust Fund<\/em>]; she’s also been visible at different times, in circles within the Nigerian<\/em> music industry [Felabration<\/strong><\/em>, Star Trek<\/strong><\/em>].<\/p>\n

In 2010<\/strong>, she released her d\u00e9but EP<\/em>, “The Eclectic Definition of Miss O [E.D.M.O]<\/strong><\/em>“, for which she combined African<\/em> poly-rhythms with the melodic and emotive inflections of R&B<\/em>; she is currently working on her d\u00e9but album, ‘The Princess’ Ball<\/strong><\/em>‘. The 1<\/strong>st single expected to be released from the album is the Afro-Pop<\/em> dance number, “Body\u00a0<\/strong>Work<\/strong>,” earlier scheduled to be released in the last week of March<\/em> 2015<\/strong>, but postponed, post the Nigerian<\/em>\u00a0Presidential elections season; a\u00a0video for the single was shot in December<\/em> 2014<\/strong>. Between the release of “E.D.M.O<\/strong><\/em>” in 2010<\/strong> and “Body Work<\/strong>” in 2015<\/strong>, Ify Otuya<\/strong>\u00a0observed a hiatus from the music industry, which she has since explained as taking time off from the industry to identify and evaluate her own long-term expectations for herself and her career; she gradually evolved into a full-fledged entrepreneur and now runs her own company, H\u1ecdmage<\/strong><\/em> – an incorporation of a clothing line, record company and management group. Her management group also runs a photo studio at her H\u1ecdmage Incorporated<\/strong><\/em> offices in Lagos<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What sets this talented Afro-Bohemian<\/em> girl apart is her ability to effortlessly combine the earthiness of her roots with the essences of Contemporary<\/em> culture – a combined motivational force of experience, relevance, and diversity comes through in her music; listen up and share your thoughts. | ENJOY!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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