Iyamah (Drinks Only), London

IYAMAH biography

The story of Sophie Bond - better known by the moniker of Iyamah - begins in the bustling seaside city of Brighton. Born to interracial parents: a British Mother and her late Father who was a Nigerian-English man. Like most bi-racial children she found the task of pin pointing her individual identity quite burdening; which was perpetuated by being the anomaly within her predominantly white surroundings, during her formative years. Describing herself as always being “very driven” and a “massive dreamer”. We delved deeper into the driving factors of her artistry and her purpose as a musician. “I just like to think outside the box and create my own way of doing things, because I’ve always found that things are way bigger than me. I’m part of something where I need my voice to be heard.. It's hard to explain! But being an artist means you have your own platform and I’ve always had a lot to say about so much... I have a busy mind so I have to put it all somewhere! But there are so many more reasons behind it, I think singing is a huge release for me and writing songs is my therapy. When I first started sharing my songs, I saw how people needed them, it gives them that same feeling I had when I wrote it. It brings people together, and that’s exactly what the world needs, to feel like it’s connected, like we’re all sharing the same feeling, and we are all part of the same thing.”

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