Okenyo

Okenyo
Birth name Zindzi Okenyo
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres R&B, hip-hop, soul [1] [2]
Occupation(s) Musician, actress
Labels Elefant Traks[3]
Website www.okenyo.com

Zindzi Okenyo is an Australian television/theatre actress and musician from Sydney.[1] She is a presenter on Playschool, and performs music professionally under the stage name OKENYO, where she is best known for her song "Woman's World"[4] from her debut EP The Wave.[5]

In 2013, OKENYO signed to promoters Niche Productions[6] and in 2016 signed to indie record Label Elefant Traks.[7]

"Woman's World" was nominated for Best Song on FBi Radio in 2017.[8] The song was chosen for the Women's National Basketball league 2017 Campaign[9] and was also used in a US Apple Instagram Promotion[10]. Noisey Vice said of the song: "There is a self-awareness and empowerment in the lyrics and a defiant resolve in the message as she identifies misrepresentation in gender and sexual stereotypes"[11] with comparisons to artists like Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae. OKENYO and her song featured in the documentary Her Sound, Her Story"[12] about the "inequality of women in the Australian Music Industry".

"WW 2.0" was released 1 December 2017 featuring Miss Blanks and Jesswar[13]" WW 2.0 was featured in a campaign for VicHealth - This Girl Can.[14] where the aim of the advertisement is to "empower women".

OKENYO has played gigs with Santigold[15], Billie Eilish[16], played at Splendour In the Grass[17], VIVID Sydney[18] and recently played her first run of headline shows.[19]

An article in the Sydney Morning Herald talked about her acting, playschool and being a musician. "It's really exciting because my identity and my artistry are starting to work together," Okenyo says. "I always imagined that happening because it's really important to me to explain myself and express myself in different ways."[20]

References

  1. 1 2 Kembrey, Melanie (26 February 2018). "Actor, musician and presenter Zindzi Okenyo on taking risks and self care". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ↑ "THE WAVE - EP by OKENYO on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  3. ↑ "Okenyo Inks Deal With Elefant Traks". theMusic.
  4. ↑ "Seven songs to soundtrack your International Women's Day". 8 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dailytelegraph.com.au - Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". myaccount.news.com.au.
  6. ↑ "the AU interview: Okenyo (Sydney) - the AU review". the AU review.
  7. ↑ "Okenyo Inks Deal With Elefant Traks". theMusic.
  8. ↑ "Best Song - FBi Radio".
  9. ↑ "OKENYO Teams Up With Fox Sports To Launch New WNBL Season". theMusic.
  10. ↑ "OKENYO in Apple's #TheVolumeUpSeries! - Sugaroo!". sugaroo.com.
  11. ↑ "Clink Your Glasses to OKENYO's New Video For 'WOMAN's WORLD'". 9 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore and Michelle Grace Hunder's 'Her Sound Her Story'". 6 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Okenyo, Miss Blanks and Jesswar team up for a tour de force on 'Woman's World 2.0' - Purple Sneakers". 6 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "This girl definitely can in Victoria". www.vichealth.vic.gov.au.
  15. ↑ "Santigold, Okenyo - Prince Bandroom, Melbourne 20/07/17 - Music Feeds". 21 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Billie Eilish, Okenyo". theMusic.
  17. ↑ "One on One: Sampology & Okenyo at SITG".
  18. ↑ "Okenyo Feed - Music Feeds". Music Feeds.
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ Mathieson, Craig (9 June 2018). "'I pushed myself': Zindzi Okenyo on EP The Wave and taking Urthboy's advice". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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