Music of Thursday, 24 March 2011

Source: Nana Yaw Wiredu

JORIS JUNGLY, A SON OF THE SOIL RETURNS WITH “HEY NOW” SINGLE.

Ghanaian born, USA base artiste Joris Jungly aka Jay-J has returned home with his new single, “HEY NOW”. The Atlanta based pop/reggae artist Jay-J has been on the songwriting circuit in the ATL for several years co-writing songs for some artistes but has returned to push the music to the people he loves the most. Jay-J has heard the sweet warm reception of Ghanaians with regards to music, hence he is very optimistic that his stay will be well accompanied by a lager reception than he knows. Jay-J, describes his music as a blend of reggae and r&b, sprinkled with the glitz and glamour of pop doubling as one of those rare enigmatic artists with an equally intriguing background in academia. The singer/songwriter holds a Bachelors degree in Pure Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics, degree holders are rare to come by in the music industry these days and according to Jay-J, math and music are closely related. He explained it as: “There are many things in music that are obviously math-related, and many musical notions can be explained in numbers. I think of music as a way to listen to numbers, to bring them into the real world of our senses.” Jay-J’s official single in Ghana is already enjoying massive air play with lots of responses also coming from Youtube. Hitting on when the album will be release, Jungly said, recently I wrapped up work on my debut album entitled “Riches to Rags and Back”. “HEY NOW” is a song which will certainly meet the listening ear of the majority, a well thought out song with clean lyrics. The album is produced by Atlanta based hit maker Stylz Keyz, boasts 12 tracks that run the gamut of musical emotions. To catch a glimpse of Jokris Jungly, check youtube out or listen to your local radio station.