Watch Joy Oladokun Perform Stirring Solo Set For The Current
The session for the Minnesota Public Radio station featured stripped-down takes on “Purple Haze,” “Look Up” and “If You Got A Problem.”
By Scott Bernstein May 3, 2023 • 1:22 pm PDT
Joy Oladokun recently swung by the studios of Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current to perform a three-song session. The singer-songwriter went solo for a cut from her new album and two off her 2021 major label debut.
Oladokun’s stripped-down set featured just her dynamic voice and stellar electric guitar work. The Arizona native started the session with Proof Of Life standout “Purple Haze.” The original song finds Joy singing passionately about the importance of human connection and how “love is all we need to survive.”
The 31-year-old musician continued her set with “Look Up” and closed the session with “If You Got A Problem.” Both songs are featured on 2021’s in defense of my own happiness, Oladokun’s critically-acclaimed breakthrough album. The honesty and vulnerability in her music comes through on each track.
See Joy Oladokun’s in-studio set for The Current below:
Proof Of Life arrived this past Friday, April 28 via Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records. Joy Oladokun mixes festival appearances, headlining shows and support slots over the coming months.
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