Sunday, December 25, 2011

A Holiday FreeBee for you from Me!

Happy Holidays!
     In the spirit of giving, here's a FREE download of my song, 
"City Life," (produced by Native Sons), that Little Louie Vega has been smashing on his radio show, Roots NYC Live, on WBLS 107.5...New York's longest running R&B/soul radio station from 11pm-1am... rated the #3 radio show in New York City on Friday Nights. 
Check it out!  Play it loud! ...and dance like nobody's watchin'!
Enjoy!
Inaya
http://www.sendspace.com/file/uzsonp (expires in 7 days)


WWW.INAYADAY.COM
http://about.me/INAYADAY
six #1 & 11 top 10 Billboard hits. 10 Aria Club chart hits

Monday, December 5, 2011

LISTEN to my New song! :-) Just released!

So, on Dec 3rd, my new song ONE WAY was released.
By Dec 4th, (the next day) it made the Aria Club chart. That's the Australia equivalent of Billboard.
This will make my 11th Aria charted song! Woo Hoo!


You can have a listen to each of the mixes at this link:
http://soundcloud.com/search?q%5Bfulltext%5D=one+way+inaya+day
This way, you can hear em before you buy em! (hint-hint)

I know you'll LOVE the entire package so, here's a link to buy:




Check out my website at www.INAYADAY.com
See My Music Videos: www.youtube.com/InayaDay
Facebook: www.facebook.com/InayaDayOfficialPage
Twitter: www.twitter.com/InayaDay

Monday, November 21, 2011

Some say offensive. I say "Funny". What do YOU say?

Hey, this is a video of the character Betty Butterfield after having attended the United Church of Christ.
I think it's funny, but some people find it offensive.
I won't tell you why.
Judge for yourself and tell me what YOU think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfve6bqg03A&feature=related


Inaya

WWW.INAYADAY.COM
http://about.me/INAYADAY
six #1 & 11 top 10 Billboard hits. 9 Aria Club chart hits
GET the single"CHASE ME" &  Inaya's other music here:
http://www.beatport.com/artist/inaya-day/5428

Monday, November 14, 2011

(Me) Inaya Day & Adele

Hey,
     Here's a mashup and Me and Adele called 
ROLLIN IN THE SWEET DEEP!
check it out by clicking the link below.


http://soundcloud.com/dj-bulldog-1/inaya-day-adele-rolling-in-the


ENJOY!

INAYA DAY
WWW.INAYADAY.COM
six #1 & 11 top 10 Billboard hits. 11 top 10 Aria Club chart hits
GET the current single"CHASE ME"
&  other INAYA DAY MUSIC HERE:

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

See what you missed w/the Band on the Cruise!

YOU've GOT to see this video of us on the Capital Jazz Super Cruise V with Doug E. Fresh, Eric Benet, Chante' Moore, George Duke, Patti Austin, Frankie Beverly, Savion Glover , Kindred the Family Soul, and many more.
It happens every year and so far, DYsFUNKtiOn has done 3 of them.

We performed for The Block Party just before Doug E. Fresh, we did a 70's Party, and then we did a surprise Tribute Concert to Sly and The Family Stone.

I got shots of us in 70's gear! Classic! check it out here:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150442052080719




INAYA DAY
WWW.INAYADAY.COM
six #1 & 11 top 10 Billboard hits. 11 top 10 Aria Club chart hits
GET the current single"CHASE ME"
&  other INAYA DAY MUSIC HERE:

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Man! Compelling Video! A Must see!

OCCUPY AND THIS IS WHY!


THIS IS A VIDEO WE ALL MUST SEE AND SHARE.


MAN! HAVE WE COME TO THIS!!!!


Feel free to post responses or email me. Anxious to hear what you think!


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGRXCgMdz9A&feature=share


 FREE download of my current single:
        www.INAYDAY.com
Hit me on BlackBerry Messenger: 22CC96EB
twitter.com/INAYADAY
www.facebook.com/InayaDayOfficialPage

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

INAYA "JIFFIE" DAY IS ROCKIN' THE REGGAE LIVE!

Yup,
That's right!
I do reggae (sometimes) with my band. It's a medley of some of the songs I used to dig growing up.
I sang this one with my Band, FunkNYCity (funk-ni-city) one Tuesday for a young lady who's brother loved to hear me do this. He passed away just days before.
Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm0UbQ3FuME


INAYA DAY
WWW.INAYADAY.COM
six #1 & 11 top 10 Billboard hits. 11 top 10 Aria Club chart hits
GET the current single"CHASE ME"
&  other INAYA DAY MUSIC HERE:

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

My Time Is Now

AWIGHT SO PEEP MY CURRENT SOULFUL JOINT, "TIME IS NOW".
I got to sing like a had some sense instead of belting for once :-) hehehe... although, the belting has it's time and place.
CLICK the link and see what's up.
Let me know how ya like it!
Peace!
Inaya
http://www.brokenrecords.us/news/time-is-now-inaya-day-mangesto.html
Time Is Now .. Inaya Day & Mangesto

Monday, September 26, 2011

Video clip of ME singing funk to house to gospel in one song!

Hey,
     So, you may or may not know that Cheryl Pepsii, Li'nard, and I have a band called FunkNYCity.
We gig at the Village Underground every Tuesday (except 2nd Tuesdays) at 9:30pm.
In case you haven't had the chance to come thru or watch us live online, I'm sending you a video clip of me singing Funk, House, and Gospel,,, ALL in one song. We medley one into the other.
Check out the video from last week, featuring..MEEEEE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn61zqZjTMk&feature=player_embedded
See us at 130 w 3rd street or www.thevillageunderground.com
Join us at:
www.FaceBook.com/FunkNYCity
reserve a table at 212 777-7745



Also, check me out here and get a free download when you join my mailing list:
www.inayaday.com
 
www.twitter.com/inayaday

GET INAYA'S MUSIC HERE:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/inaya-day/id14749225

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Come See The Other Sides of Me

So,
     You know I did (do) musical theater, right? Well, there aren't many photos of me floating around in my costumes and such. I'm gonna have to go down into the basement and fish out my photo albums and just spend the day scanning.
BUT, until then, here are some pictures of me understudying 
STEPHANIE MILLS in the revival of THE WIZ, touring with Life Coach artist from the Oprah Winfrey show, IYANLA VANZANT, touring as a member of BOOTSY COLLINS & The New Rubber Band, & a bunch of other stuff. You GOTTA see me in the mouse costume :-).
Feel free to hit me back and tell me what you think!
Inaya

Monday, August 22, 2011

Look who has new television shows!


Hey! Guess What!?!

     Two close friends of mine whom you may remember 
from the "Little Shop Of 
Horrors" movie, Tisha Campbell-Martin (of Martin, 
My Wife and Kids) and Tichina Arnold (of Martin, 
Everybody Hates Chris), have gotten wonderful new 
television projects.
     Tichina is on a show called, "HAPPILY DIVORCED" on the TV Land network, 
while Tisha is in "THE PROTECTOR"; her first detective roll on the LifeTime network.
Of course, they're my favorite parts of each show!
Check 'em out and let me know what YOU think!

HAPPILY DIVORCED video Tichina sings 27 seconds in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcNAXBtkElI

THE PROTECTOR video
http://blackthespian.com/tisha-campbell-martin-in-the-protector/

Also, check out Tichina in her first serious starring 
role in THE LENA BAKER 
STORY. It's gonna make you GAG and WEEP!
Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdEb7QSsXQ

OH YEAH and um See my music videos here: :-)
www.YouTube.com/InayaDay
NY-O-DAE MUSIC
BBM: 2196E8DB
www.InayaDay.com
GET INAYA'S MUSIC HERE:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/inaya-day/id14749225

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www.reverbnation.com/inayaday
www.youtube.com/inayaday
http://inayaday.blogspot.com

Friday, July 15, 2011

from Inaya: Something Smooth.... a Break from the norm

Hey!
Happy Weekend!
    I thought I'd post something smooth for your ear-holes to absorb.
Most of my dance music is on the belted side, but this one.... well...... give a listen and tell me what you think.


http://soundcloud.com/inaya-day/the-way-it-was-inaya-day



Buy this song at:
TRAXSOURCE
http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=9261

OR
iTUNES
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-way-it-was/id259677283
Inaya
www.InayaDay.com

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Independence Day through this New Yorker's Eyes

Well, I can truly say that I had a "Happy Holiday".
     My best friend, Ashleigh & I went to Manhattan to view the Fireworks display that's put on each year by Macy's department store. (same folks who do the famous Thanksgiving Day parade).
It was absolutely awesome! I mean, they made smiley faces and the planet saturn with Fireworks! Can You believe that?
I loved it, as did the thousands of other people who bore witness to the event live. We were all, simply, AMERICANS.
     Everyone applauded several times before the big finale'..... at which time, we all exploded with cheers and screams of "that was awesome"! 
     We had lots of space. No drama. Just fun!
If you haven't gone, you should.
Until then, check out MY little video of the event! hehehe!
Enjoy!
July 4th, 2011. New York City
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150306691900719&comments 
Get your FREE download from :
        www.INAYDAY.com
Hit me on BlackBerry Messenger: 2196E8DB
& on twitter.com/INAYADAY

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

INAYA IN WONDERLAND


(don't forget to click the links as you read)
Hey!

     So, ok! I performed for a huge party called WONDERLAND at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.
The event was on the Paramount lot complete with movie sets, TV sets, acrobats, dancers, singers, and DJ Tony Moran, TONY MORAN spins at Wonderland!.
There were about 1500-2000+ people there, I guess. (I'm awful at guessing amounts of people and square footage, so there were probably many more people than I've stated)
     Among MY guests were Jennia Fredrique from Noah's Ark and Tisha Campbell-Martin of House Party, Little Shop Of Horrors (movie), My Wife & Kids and Martin.
     So, without further adieu, here are some photos for ya!
   

Thursday, May 26, 2011

MY BAND AND MY HAMSTER

Well, good evening!  :-)
     Figured I'd update you on how Tuesday went.
     So, yeah... we have new guys in the band. Went super well.... and on the first try! YAY! The crowd had a blast and we were well pleased.
We had GTO & Wallace with us on vocals, Mark Kelly on bass (he also plays with Michelle N'Dgeocello), & Nat Townsley (one of THE most coveted drummers on earth). 
It went so well, I think we'll do this again on June 28th!
Hope you can make it!
Me with My Band's Co-leader, Cheryl Pepsii Riley:

     So, I got a hamster. 3 days later, she was sick. I took her to the Petco doctor. They say she has a 30% chance of living. SUCKS!
I Love that little thing already. Her name's Krissie!
Keep fingers crossed and say a prayer!
I'll keep you posted.
Ciao for now.
PS
Have you grabbed your copy of my new single yet?
IF not, here ya go:
and here's the video:

Sunday, May 22, 2011

INAYA JIFFIE DAY & CHERYL PEPSII RILEY LIVE TUESDAY 9:30 at TVU

As many of you know, Cheryl Pepsii Riley and I have a band called dYsFUNKtion.
We USED TO gig at Cafe' Wha but have since moved from there to the Village Underground & made some changes.
The "other club" is still wrongfully using our name and sometimes, even our image. So I decided to write you guys to let you know that WE ARE NO LONGER THERE! 
Come down to the Village Underground this Tuesday, May 24th, and hang out with us. I think you'll like what you hear!
Make your reservation NOW because it gets quite tight quite fast.
You can call 212 777-7745 or go online at www.THEVILLAGEUNDERGROUND.com
(if you live too far away, you can watch LIVE ONLINE)
Here's Cheryl singing some of her original music at the Village Underground: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcLM-rh29nA
And here I am singing CHAIN OF FOOLS at the Village Underground: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLcyhJShN8&feature=related
SEE YOU THERE!


Buy Inaya's Music here: 
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/inaya-day/id14749225

Buy Cheryl's Music here:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/cheryl-pepsii-riley/id68545541

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

New Music from Inaya Day & Ashleigh K.



Yeah so I've been writing  with my friend, Ashleigh.
Figure it never hurts to have some fresh input. 
Well, I was right and it's paying off.
So far, EVERY song we've written together has been signed except one.
Here's a link to a snippet of four of those signed songs.
Hope you dig em.
http://soundcloud.com/inaya-day/day-k-snippets-of-upcoming
And here are two more songs/videos that I wrote and released on my own label.
Chase Me Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAj18pGUiX4
Higher Place Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmR88zQSlhk

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Reclaiming My Treasures (from Internet pirates)

  • It's REALLY hard for recording
artists to sell music these days.
Most, if not all, record stores have closed down and 
the internet pirates make it very difficult for 
internet retail. They download then post free links to songs that don't belong to them, thereby stealing food from the copyright owners' and artists' mouthes.
   Some argue that if they're posting it, that means 
they like it and wish to spread the word.
Well, if you like an artist and their music, isn't it 
even more cool to show support by encouraging 
purchases? After all, that's why the music is released on RETAIL sites and not in blogs.
Do we want you to blog about our music? YES! But we 
also want you to post the links to listen & PURCHASE, 
not links to unauthorized downloads.
Pirates are winning because we're not fighting....
SO, here's a bit of armor to help 
protect YOUR music in this battle.
Here's an approved template to send to any unauthorized download site! IT WORKS! so be diligent!

Hello,
    I am the copyright owner of this master and 
have not authorized it's use for free download.
   Use of the below-mentioned material is not 
authorized by the copyright owner, 
its agents, or the law.
(Insert song title & unauthorized link)
   Please be so kind as to remove it from your server, as it was illegally posted.
   The information in this notice is accurate, under 
penalty of perjury.

Thank you.
Your Name:
Your Address:
Your Phone #:   
Your Email:

FREE download: www.INAYADAY.com
www.twitter.com/INAYADAY

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

YES! More FREE music! ALL Inaya! ALL soulful!

Here is something for you for FREE!


An hour and seven minutes of soulful house music by ME, Inaya Day... Mixed by my cousin, 
Mr Kenner (we call him Boo) :-) See US below...


Now, you'll have some more cool music to workout to, chill to, and vibe with. That's the beauty of "soulful house music".... it's versatility!!!


CLICK THE LINK BELOW to just listen OR download if you so choose!
ENJOY!
http://soundcloud.com/inaya-day/the-soul-of-inaya-day-mix-by


www.twitter.com/INAYADAY
www.youtube.com/INAYADAY

NASTY GIRL MUSIC VIDEO

INAYA'S NEW SINGLE, RAPID FIRE

INAYA'S CURRENT SOULFUL SINGLE, LOSE MY WORRIES

MELBOURNE'S HUMPDAY CREW VIDEO PROMO

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Band, Video, singles, club stuff etc

Hey, 
So the band, (Cheryl Pepsii' Riley's and Mine), will be performing this coming Tuesday, April 26th, at The Village Underground. We sing all classic funk, R&B, & soul! We're called dYsFUNKtiOn.
You should surely come thru and see us.
We may not be in the area again any time soon :-)
Reservations a MUST: www.TheVillageUnderground.com


I've done videos for three of my current songs which you may or may not have seen. I've thrown in one of my classics, Nasty Girl, in case you haven't seen THAT video.

CHASE ME

NASTY GIRL MUSIC VIDEO

INAYA'S NEW SINGLE, RAPID FIRE

INAYA'S CURRENT SOULFUL SINGLE, LOSE MY WORRIES

If you'd like to grab some of my music, which I hope you will, the links are here below.


And last but not least, I'm playing at COBALT in Washington DC this saturday April 23rd.
Performing hits old and new.
Come thru if you can.

...And that's my update.
Chat soon.
Check my reverbnation page for tour schedule and stuff.
Lata!
Inaya

Friday, April 15, 2011

South Africa Loves Inaya Day & producer Ralf Gum

As some of you may or may not know......
    Our song, Lose My Worries, is doing super well in South Africa, not to mention every other region that digs soulful house.
BUT.......
    A little known fact is that Ralf and I have been recording together for yeeeeeears. He Hires REAL musicians, too!
Here are some of the songs we've done together!
ALL SOULFUL! (YESSSS!!!) check us out!
Lose My Worries
http://www.youtube.com/inayaday#p/u/1/vyanAcEXJlA



Reap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBYUjaR_-XQ



Beautiful: written by Me & sung by Toni Sea, I did SOME backgrounds, too :-D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIgvybuLfqs



Everything U R: written By Paris and sung by My little 16 year old cousin, Akira. Background vocals by Paris and MEEEEEE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbTsUx6QvvE



Easy
http://www.discogs.com/Ralf-GUM-Easy/release/953206



What I Like
http://www.discogs.com/Ralf-GUM--Inaya-Day-What-I-Like/release/251985



TRY ME: By written & sung by ME and my play brother, Dennis who still lives in Germany.
http://www.discogs.com/Ralf-Gum-vs-Dennis-LeGree--Inaya-Day-Try-Me/release/812910



So, that's Ralf Gum's and my discogrophy together! Tah Dah!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Inaya
www.INAYADAY.com (for a free download)

Monday, April 4, 2011

Songs from my OWN label

Well, I had to give in and do it.
I started my own label last year.
I've just released my 2nd single from NY-O-Dae Music. (YAY!)


Why now? Well, we're in the day of "Do It Yourself", so I figured I'd do it myself. No middle man.
     In house music, labels mostly release the music to digital stores and let the songs fly or fail on their own with no push nor promo ; and with all of the pirates posting the music to free sites, you don't stand a chance with someone in the middle taking a larger chunk of YOUR work than you get.
I figured I could , at least , push harder than they.
I advise any other artists with a bit of business savvy to do the same.
So, here's the link to the new song, 
CHASE ME.
http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=87889
.....and here's HIGHER PLACE .
http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=66976


You can listen to snippets on this site and then purchase the bits you dig!
Thanks, and chat soon!
Inaya

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

INAYA sings Jazz standards

So, I've sent some of my pop, rap hooks, and gospel for you guys to hear.
Now, have a listen to my rendition of SUMMERTIME.
I did this when I lived in Germany doing musical theater.
Some of you may have already heard it form an old FB post.
Nevertheless, here it is again:  :-)
http://www.youtube.com/INAYADAY#p/u/18/sAhvECm-xNg 
Hope you enjoy it and feel free to comment.

GET MY new sinlge"CHASE ME":
http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=87889
GET INAYA'S OTHER MUSIC HERE:
Get Your FREE download HERE: 
WWW.INAYADAY.COM

Monday, March 21, 2011

Inaya sings Gospel with Jimmie Earl Perry

     A Buddy of mine, Jimmie Earl Perry (who now lives in South Africa), emailed me one day and asked me to sing a coupla songs with him on his album. 
*peep album here: http://www.aidscentre.sun.ac.za/index.php/shop/ 
One of these songs is an old devotional church tune called, 
JESUS WILL FIX IT.
     So he sent me the tracks with backgrounds and his vocals, and I just filled in the blanks right here in my Home Studio, DayTraxx.


I'm sure that most of you can tell by my style of singing that Gospel is my root, so I figured I'd post something to feed not just your earhole, but your soul as well  :-)
ENJOY!
Jimmie Earl Perry with Inaya Day
http://soundcloud.com/inaya-day/jesus-will-fix-it

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Friday, March 18, 2011

Inaya's & Cheryl Pepsii's Band ReUnites

OK, 
so a lot of you know that Cheryl Pepsii and I have a band called dYsFUNKtiOn.
We haven't worked together in over two years.
SOOOOOOOO............


We're having a reUnion at the Village Underground on March 29th, 2011


We sing ONLY funk, soul, and R&B throwback joints like; BEFORE I LET GO, FOOL'S PARADISE, JAMAICA FUNK, KNEE DEEP, etc.
We find that old SCHOOL is the ONLY school, coz a lotta music on the radio now, just ain't COOL!
(oh snap! I'm a poet!)


Check out the event invite and make your reservation NOW because seats are going REALLY FAST!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112215268854908



for RESERVATIONS: call 212 777-7745 or ONLINE: http://www.thevillageunderground.com/reservation.php


Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Mike Davis, Antwon Robinson, Jerry Brooks, Alex Mosely, Karl Brown, Brian Dunne, and I will see you there!
EOW!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Inaya Day with MC LYTE

Ok, so since I'm on a retrospective kick, I figured I'd post just ONE of the songs that I've done with my friend, MC LYTE . 
Photos of Mc Lyte)

I think it's a fun tune!
Check it out for yourself!

If you dig this one, I'll post another!
Oh and here's the link in case you wanna grab it...
I'm on tracks 14 and 21! Mc Lyte and Inaya on iTunes #14

Friday, March 11, 2011

how my single, BETTER DAYS was born

Ya know.... I'm a firm believer in including friends and fam by letting their voices be heard while standing on my little platform.
     My cuzzo, George had never written or recorded a song before. But one day, while listening to some tracks from NATIVE SON at my house, I asked him if he'd like to write with me.
He said he'd never written before but would like to give it a shot.
Well, he kicked butt and here's the result.... signed, sealed , and delivered on BROKEN RECORDS.
BETTER DAYS: http://www.barbarasobel.com/Inaya_Day.html
by Inaya Day & Native Sons
BUY IT HERE: http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/better-days/id348999669

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Something a little from Inaya

Awight!
     So, I know you're used to hearing me sing house music, but I WRITE and SING just about every genre.
This song is just one of the many.
I did all of the vocals except the "bowm bowms". That's my friend Colin Rich! (check him out here! http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/39834241-i-ll-wait )


We were in Germany attending a music production workshop where the company would mix and match different singer/songwriters with producer/songwriters of multiple genres.
I did a little rock, pop, dance and ....THIS SONG!


I think it will work GREAT for movies! Let me know what YOU think!
http://soundcloud.com/inaya-day/in-the-mood-by-inaya-day



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