Toyin (Ty) Bello (nee Sokefun) is a Nigerian
musician. Her music is eclectic: urbane, groovy
and soulful; and is laced with hip hop, jazz and
R&B. She is a University of Lagos economics
graduate. She was a member one of Nigeria’s
most celebrated urban gospel band- Kush made
up of her, Emem and Lara.
Her debut album, Green Land, took over two
years to write. The video for Green land has been
hailed as one of the best ever from Nigeria. She
shot the video herself. She wrote the title track,
for her countryfolk to levitate from a place of
despair to a place of hope. In Ekundayo, the
song narrates a conversation between herself
and Mrs. Ekundayo (the proprietress of Ekundayo
Children’s Home, an orphanage in Isanlu, Kogi
State). TY’s album was produced by Mosa
Adegboye, a talented young Nigerian with as
much hope in our Green Land as TY herself.
Green Land was released on North Avenue
Records.
TY is also an internationally acclaimed portrait
photographer. Toyin Bello stages an annual
photography exhibition to raise funds for orphans
across the country. She is also a Director of Link-
a-child; an NGO dedicated to propagating
information on orphanages in Nigeria and
soliciting sponsorship on their behalf. Some of her
songs include Freedom, Never walk alone,
Funmise, Atoned, This man, The dance, Ride wit
me, Vital voice, etc
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