Konyikeh Shares Mesmerizing Debut Single "Sorrow"

Prepared to have your heartstrings pulled by Konyikeh's debut single, "Sorrow." Konyikeh mesmerizes and enchants listeners by baring her soul in her new song. In "Sorrow," she pours all her talents and emotions into a beautiful tune.

Check out her music and captivating video below.

Cameroonian-Jamaican British musician Konyikeh arrives with the release of her debut single, the mesmerizing "Sorrow," available to stream now on all digital platforms.

Radiating a quiet power often sought after, Konyikeh harnesses her musical prowess for what is an astounding debut. She is proficient at violin, piano, and voice and has an anchoring of musical knowledge that allows her the freedom to bare her soul.

"I always wanted to be an artist but wondered what I would sing about," Konyikeh told FADER. "All the artists I looked up to spoke about a great love or lessons life had taught them, something I couldn't relate to at the time (hence the line 'I haven't found those other feelings yet'). For me, it represents those dreams coming true."

Konyiek's journey in music has been part of her throughout her life. She attended London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama for 10 years, where she learned violin, piano, and musical theory. Other famous alums of the musical institution include jazz artist Shabaka Hutchings and indie band Black Country, New Road. Konyiek also attributes some of her talents to other iconic musical influences.

"I’ve always been inspired by female vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday," Konyikeh said. "Cleo Sol is a personal favorite; her music is exquisite. In terms of vocal groups, I love listening to the Clark Sisters."

Produced by British producers Charlie J Perry and Paya, "Sorrow" has a long personal history for Konyikeh, written back when she was 13 or 14 on a long walk home from school;

“I was very rebellious, and religion wasn’t a thing to me even then; I was calling myself an atheist—but my parents weren’t religious either, but my mum would go to church and pray for me still.”

The soft swaying song with its flamenco guitar, she says, was born out of a frustration about not knowing what she could sing about.

The accompanying visual, directed by Kemi Anna Adeeko, is set in a country home with a family readying themselves for a group picture. Themes of personal history and familial troubles from the track are reflected in Kemi's choice of sonorous setting and scene.

"When things look picture perfect, I've learned that if you look a bit closer, things are not all it seems," Konyikeh told FADER.

"Even with the right circumstances and in the most pristine setting, cracks will show no matter how small. As humans, we all have flaws and vices, but we are all guilty of comparing ourselves to each other and the lives we present to the world. I chose to use the setting of a family as it's relatable to everyone, and even in what is deemed by society to be the closest of relationships, there can be untold secrets."

This article originally appeared on The Bombshell by Bleu.