Coming February 2004 - The release of Iyeoka Okoawo's highly anticipated music spoken word album "Black & Blues", produced by Francis for Phanai Records. Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo is a Nigerian-American poet/singer residing in Boston. In 2003, Iyeoka has won Performance Poet of the Year" and "Slam Poet of the Year" for the 2003 Cambridge Poetry Awards, Iyeoka initially gained national attention in the National Poetry Slam.She has been featured at the House of Blues in Boston, and Avalon where she opened up for the hip-hop/soul recording artist Musiq Soulchild. Iyeoka was showcased in Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam airing on HBO and was a highlight on the late night CBS hip hop show The SOURCE ALL ACCESS.Look out for Iyeoka as the featured poet for the Turner Broadcasting presentation of the 12th Annual Trumpet Awards Ceremony in January 2004. The Trumpet Awards Black Cultural Explosion is a prestigious event celebrating the contributions of African-Americans who have helped shape this great America.