Ayanda

AYANDA JIYA is an amazing singer and songwriter from the North West Province. She was born in Klerksdorpin 1987. She is influenced by alot of genres she grew up listening to. Mostly Gospel, Jazz, Neo Soul and RnB.With a family who supported her talent, she was nurtured in the comfort of her home to become a musicianand an exceptional songwriter. In 2010 she worked under Tinisimdotcom and in 2014 she released her first EP entitiled “Very... More

AYANDA JIYA is an amazing singer and songwriter from the North West Province. She was born in Klerksdorpin 1987. She is influenced by alot of genres she grew up listening to. Mostly Gospel, Jazz, Neo Soul and RnB.With a family who supported her talent, she was nurtured in the comfort of her home to become a musicianand an exceptional songwriter. In 2010 she worked under Tinisimdotcom and in 2014 she released her first EP entitiled “Very IntimateConverstations” (V.I.C) and launched it at the state theatre. Due to her exceptional song writingskills and unique vocal abilities, Ayanda was nominated for “Best RnB Single” at the Metro FM Awardsin 2015 for her hit song “Go Go Girl”.Now Ayanda is indepedent and is recognised internationally. The year 2016 she was granted to perform inSri Lanka performing in their capital city Colombo at their annual Jazz Festival. She has worked with a number of artists in the country and Internationally. The likes of, Zano, Ginger Trill, Lady Zamar, Stogie T, SirLSG, A-Reece, Ralf Gum, Ziyon and many more. Ayanda Jiya released her second EP “To Whom It May Concern” on the 8th of June 2017, which hitnumber 1 on first week of release on both iTunes and GooglePlay. Her first single “Im Doing Fine” and second single “Outta Control” are on rotation on all national radio stations such as Metro Fm,Kaya Fm, Ukhozi Fm, Gagasi Fm, Motsweding Fm and Radio 2000. In 2019, Ayanda released her highly anticipated album A Y A N D A S T A N D. She teamed up with A-reecefor her new single “Falling For You” that dropped on the 14th of February, 2019. Her effortless vocal performance confirms that she is an outstanding talent deserving of further recognition. In 2020 she received government assistance to attend SXSW in Austin, Texas, USA. More is still expected of this amazing young talent, dubbed South Africa's rising queen of RnB/Soul. Less