10+ Years Experience
Abiyah .
Vocalist/Songwriter/DJ
Available For:
Collaboration, Licensing, Live Performance, BLINK Week Collaboration
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About the Artist
Abiyah is a Cincinnati-based vocalist/singer/lyricist/songwriter embracing a boundary-blurring curveball genre collage of new wave, punk, trip hop, alt-pop, indie rock, electronica, dancehall reggae, experimental, and avant-hip hop blended with the fury of a free wild muse.Twenty-five-year veteran of the Cincinnati music scene, including multiple MidPoint Music Festival appearances, Cincinnati CityBeat Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (CEAs) six-time nominee, Blink 2022, Fountain Square headliner, and more.
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All-vinyl dancehall reggae DJ spinning classic 80s/90s dancehall up through modern soon-to-be gems.
Still (feat. Alice Bag)
In 2023, Abiyah turned 54 and punk legend Alice Bag turned 65. STILL is a punk banger about ageism against women, generally, and female performers, specifically. Yes, we are STILL here and we are STILL performing at whatever age we please.
Invisible
A new wave-tinged exploration of feeling invisible/lonely in a room full of people you know.
Mirror Flower
Abiyah lyrically explores some of her inner emotional contemplations and how to navigate them on a journey to strength, self-empowerment, and happiness, backed by trip hop-influenced synth-driven melodies produced by electronic musician Warren Harrison. In both its thematic lyrical content and flowing, vibed-out music, somewhat reminiscent of UK trip hop group Massive Attack, ’Mirror Flower’ is highly relatable with broad appeal.
Crylike
One half of a double A-side single featuring two songs in the vein of electronic dancehall punk with a hint of new wave.
Ring Around the Rosie
An entirely a cappella vocal track featuring Abiyah on lead/backing/music vox, Dana Hamblen (Fairmount Girls, Culture Queer, Darlene) on backing/music vox, and Marty Spitfly on beatbox (drums/bass).