Simply Falling
The signature song — an introduction to Iyeoka’s soulful voice.
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IYEOKA
A poet’s words.
A voice that stays with you.
Meet Iyeoka
The song.
The poem.
The connection.
A voice with warmth and gravity. Words that ask you to listen. Iyeoka brings the intimacy of poetry into the expressive world of soul.
For many listeners, the first encounter is “Simply Falling”. Behind that song is a Nigerian-American storyteller whose work moves between melody, rhythm and the spoken word.
The next chapter ↓One song. A worldwide connection.
YouTube views for “Simply Falling”, as reported in the 2026 Say Yes evolved release information.
Two ways into her world
Simply Falling.
Revolution.
A song that travelled around the world, and an invitation to discover the poet behind the voice.
Revolution
A meeting of poetry and music, selected by GRIOT.
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The next chapter
New words.
Familiar songs,
heard anew.
After a creative pause, Iyeoka has been writing new songs and finding new arrangements for earlier work. She is looking forward to bringing that music back to the stage.
Her return brings fresh material into conversation with the songs audiences already know. For listeners discovering her through “Simply Falling”, it is an opportunity to meet a fuller artistic voice.
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Where poetry
finds its voice.
From pharmacy to poetry slams, from Boston to her Nigerian roots: discover the experiences that shaped Iyeoka’s work, and the place where a poem becomes a song.
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New songs. A return to the stage.
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availability and production.