Amya-Ray and Sami Switch

After a little break, Team Readipop are back - this time joined by singer-songwriter Amya-Ray and rapper and spoken-word artist Sami Switch.

Recorded during #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we touch on the positive power of music and creating music on mental health, latest releases and how Boney M's success led to a growing rap career!

Learn more about Sami Switch here, and purchase/stream 'Victoria' here.
Learn more about Amya-Ray here, and stream 'Stella' here.


Amya-Ray:

"​AMYA-RAY IS A BERKSHIRE BASED SINGER/SONGWRITER WHOSE UNIQUE BRAND OF ETHEREAL-POP SOUL FUSION IS FIRMLY ROOTED IN EVERYDAY LIFE"

..finding beauty in the mundane and offering a vivid account of the hopes, fears and frustrations of a young woman in the modern world.  Her shows are intimate experiences, with songs drawing directly from personal life experiences and delivered with unflinching honesty.   
 
Her debut single ‘Stella’ is a case in point - a bold exploration of teenage female alcoholism which manages to find a message of hope in spite of its bleak subject matter. “I like to captivate people through emotion, telling a story and taking them on a journey. “  She grew up surrounded by music ranging from Classic Rock, Gospel, Garage, Drum & Bass, Bollywood to RNB. This diversity is reflected in her own influences, which include London Grammar, Banks, Erykah Badu, Lianne La Havas, Warpaint and Nina Simone.  Amya is currently in the studio working on new releases.

Sami Switch:

Sami Switch is a half tunisian, half irish singer, songwriter, rapper and poet from Reading. He is signed to BMG publishing and has current writing credits on various chart songs, including an official chart number 3 with "Wes Nelson - See Nobody". After releasing 3 bodies of work (Carpe Diem, Momento Mori, Solace) we can see he’s got an incredible understanding of the way words work, and how to play with them. His lyrically layered experiments need to be peeled like an onion. His viral poem "Ocean of Pain' deciphering and exploring his mental health opened up work with mental health charities and blogs and is a big part of his work.