Joy Oladokun has some things she needs to say. The charismatic folk-pop artist, whose website describes her as “first generation daughter of Nigerian immigrants and proud queer Black person,” has seen her profile rise dramatically in recent years, thanks in […]
There’s a strong temptation to frame Proof of Life, Joy Oladokun’s follow-up to her self-released breakthrough album in defense of my own happiness (ND review), as a pop-oriented major label makeover. On in defense, there was a certain level of […]
Joy Oladokun’s new album, in defense of my own happiness, was forged during a year of isolation and division. But despite that context — or perhaps because of it — the singer finds ways to wrap her arms around the […]
