(Jazz, Soul, Vocal Jazz) Ayo - Billie-Eve - 2011, MP3, 128-320 kbps

Folk-soul chanteuse Ayo emerged as one of Europe's biggest new pop stars of 2006
with her breakthrough debut LP, Joyful. Born to a Nigerian father and gypsy
mother in Cologne, West Germany, on September 14, 1980, as a child Ayo absorbed
the musical traditions of her parentage as well as influences including American
soul, reggae, and Afrobeat, all staples of her father's extensive record
collection. Ayo first studied violin before moving to piano and guitar. At 21
she relocated to London, later dividing her time between Paris and New York City
and earning attention while opening for neo-soul kindred spirits including Omar
and Cody Chestnutt. After recording a five-song demo reel, Ayo briefly receded
from the live circuit in late 2005 to give birth to her first child. Early the
following year she signed to Polydor, and with producer Jay Newland completed