Audio: Ayo Olatunji 'I'd Be Lying' + 'Piece of Mind' + 'Strangers'

Audio: Ayo Olatunji 'I'd Be Lying' + 'Piece of Mind' + 'Strangers'


Ayo Olatunji, the grandson of Nigerian drumming legend Babatunde Olatunji, honed his craft performing with his granpop's Drums of Passion troupe. Following a number of high-profile gigs at the likes of Carnegie Hall and the MET,  plus a songwriting credit on Spike Lee's Inside Man, Ayo is now churning out his own electro-tinged R&B productions. Hear and grab "I'd Be Lying, "Piece of Mind," and "Strangers" — three tracks off Ayo's upcoming Isolation mixtape — below. The full tape will be available for free at his website July 24.

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