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The Journey Continues​.​.​.

by Janice Iche

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1.
Sweet Morning Light 03:22
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Sweet, sweet morning, sweet morning light Do you love me like I love you baby? Sweet morning light Do you love me baby? Sweet morning light Sweet morning light I've been down this road alone for too long now I'm looking for the kind of love that can save me now I've been down this road alone (down this road yeah) For too long now (oh so alone) I'm looking for the kind of love (kind of love) That can save me now (that can save me now) My sweet morning light Come and save me now My sweet morning light Come and save me now Sweet, sweet morning, sweet morning light Sweet, sweet morning, sweet morning light Sweet, sweet morning, sweet morning light Sweet, sweet morning, sweet morning light
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All Up In Your Face 02:21
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A song about finally making it and being all up in my haters' faces About making it out of the hard part, the dark part And if it's coming back I know it won't be as dark because of the skills I have now, the skills I acquired through the journey And that those who wanted to see me down and who treated me like I was dead already I'm coming back to be all up in their faces Those who tried to bury me under with all the memories, the reminders of who they are and what they did I'm going to be all up in their faces You tried to bury me with all your memories of all the shitty things you did yeah Tough luck you didn't know that I'm a seed, thanks for the opportunity All up in your face All up in your face All up in your face All up in your face I'll be all up in your face I'll be all up in your face I'll be all up in your face
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Let Me Lose My Mind In Peace 03:02
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Lose my mind in peace (aaah) Let me lose my mind in peace (you know sometimes I just need to go crazy) Let me lose my mind in peace (I need you to give me my space now, back the fuck up) Let me lose my mind in peace (you've never cared anyway) Let me lose my mind in peace Let me lose my mind in peace I don't get why you all of a sudden need to act like you care about me When you never have Oh you never have I don't know who you're tryna fool You don't give a fuck About me About me Cause you never have Lose my mind in peace Let me lose my mind in peace (Cause if you did then your actions would have shown me by now) Let me lose my mind in peace (I don't believe words, I believe actions) Let me lose my mind in peace (I don't believe words, I believe actions) Actions, actions I believe actions Actions, actions, actions, actions, actions, actions I don't believe words I believe actions, actions Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- (You can't fool me with your words) Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- (You can try to but you will fail too) Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- (You can't fool me with your words) Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- (You can try to but you will fail too) Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- (You can't fool me with your words) Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- (You can try to but you will fail too) Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- (You can't fool me with your words) Actions, actions, actions, actions, a- (You will try to and you will fail too) You can't fool me with your words, no You can't fool me with your words, no You can't fool me with your words You can't fool me with your words, no
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Empathy 04:09
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Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Hey, hey Never been the one to forget it Yeah I might have forgiven but you lost my love and you'll never get it yeah Some people tell me that I'll regret it You can't stand in the way of what is truth The way I feel a weight is lifted I can never compromise integrity, I work hard to build it Some people need to feel that they are needed It doesn't mean my worth depends on you Oh ooh Exercise your empathy Exercise your empathy Exercise your empathy Exercise your empathy Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey Yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey, yeah hey I might be too much for you I might be too much for you I might be too much for you, for you Yes you think I'm too much, it's true (All I need is your touch, it's true) I might be too much for you I might be too much for you I might be too much for you I might be too much for you Exercise your empathy Exercise your empathy Exercise your empathy Exercise your empathy Ooh ooh ah, ooh ah Ooh ooh ah, ooh ah Won't you tell me what I'm supposed to do? Won't you tell me what I'm supposed to do? Everyday I'm waking up for you Won't you tell me what I'm supposed to do ooh ah Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Everyday I'm waking up for you Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ah, ooh ah
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Forgiveness 02:12
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Untie me from the ways you cut into me You put me down anytime you felt incomplete Sparks fly around everytime you come through Funny after all you put me through You put me down anytime you felt incomplete I gave you the knife that you used to cut into me Seems easier just to blame you After all this time I thought that you'd care for me Projecting it just ain't true Sparks fly everytime you come through Funny after all you put me through Late at night I'm still thinking of you Funny after all you put me through Sparks fly fly fly fly fly (Me through) Funny after after after after after (Me through) Late at night night night night night night (Me through) Funny after after after after after (Me through)
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Everyday 04:05
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Everyday and everyday and Everyday and everyday and Everyday and everyday and Everyday and everyday and I smoke everyday I smoke everyday I smoke everyday I smoke everyday Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day I wake wake wake wake wake wake ah I wake and I bake yeah I wake wake wake wake wake wake ah I wake and I bake I wake and I bake I wake wake wake wake wake wake ah I wake and I bake yeah I wake wake wake wake wake wake ah I wake and I bake I wake and I bake Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day Day day day day And all the times you would call out to me With all the lies you were selling to me You know I tried but I couldn't believe Just how much I would give you of me You know I loved you and my love was free You know I wasn't who you made me to be It's a lie if I say I forgive you (I forgive you) Cause now you're dead to me Said you're dead to me So now you're dead to me Well now you're dead to me
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Far 04:07
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I'm so far away Far away from you Wonder if you're here to stay now Wonder if you'll fade away I'm so far away Far away from you Will you walk away from me now? Will you also fade away? Away, away On the tip of faith Endless ocean of emptiness The light that you are is what guides me through Tell me, will you also fade away? Hold on to my arm tight You'll take me far Never let go I'll take you far Hold on to my arm tight You'll take me far Never let go I'll take you far Hold on to my arm tight You'll take me far Never let go I'll take you far Hold on to my arm tight You'll take me far Never let go I'll take you far Never let go, never let go Never let go, never let go Tutapendana (We will love each other) Tutapendana (We will love each other) Never let go, never let go Never let go, never let go I'm so far away I'm so far away Never let go Never let go
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You Don't Know Me 04:06
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You don't know me, you don't know me yeah Said I been You don't know me, you don't know me yeah Said I been through it all, I been through it all You don't know me You don't know me, you don't know me yeah Said I been through it all, I been through it all You don't know me Can I lose myself to the air? Can I lose myself to reality? You don't, you don't know me You don't know me You don't know me, you don't You don't know me, you don't You don't know me, you don't You don't know me, you don't You don't know me, you don't know me yeah Said I been through it all, I been through it all You don't know me Can I lose myself to the air? Can I lose myself to reality? You don't, you don't know me You don't know me
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Song For (God) the Ancestors 03:46
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Teach me, teach me ooh Teach me how to fly, teach me how to fly Teach me how to fly, teach me how to fly Teach me how to fly, teach me how to fly Teach me how to fly Mimi, mimi, mimi (Me, me, me) Mimi chombo chako (mimi chombo chako) (Me, your vessel) Nielekeze nitafwata (mimi chombo chako) (Direct me and I will follow) Mimi chombo chako (mimi chombo chako) Nielekeze nitafwata (mimi chombo chako) Mimi chombo chako (ni mimi chombo chako) Nielekeze nitafwata (mimi chombo chako) Mimi chombo chako (ni mimi chombo chako) Nielekeze nitafwata Teach me how to be me Teach me how to be me Teach me how to be free Teach me how to be me Teach me how to be free Teach me how to be me Teach me how to be free Teach me how to be me Ey ey
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Njia 02:00
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Nionyeshe njia (Show me the way) Nionyeshe njia Nifungulie njia (Open up the way for me) Nionyeshe njia Nifungulie njia Nionyeshe njia Nifungulie njia Nionyeshe njia Nifungulie njia Nifungulie njia Nionyeshe njia Nifungulie njia Nionyeshe njia Nifungulie njia Nifungulie njia Nifungulie njia Nifungulie njia Nifungulie njia Nifungulie njia Nifungulie njia Nifungulie njia
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Time-Waster 01:09
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Daydreamer, time-waster, what you gonna do with your day? Daydreamer, time-waster, what you gonna do with your day? Daydreamer, time-waster, what you gonna do with your day? (Daydreamer, time-waster, ooh with your day, with your day) Daydreamer, time-waster, what you gonna do with your day? (Daydreamer, a time-waster, ooh with your day oh) Daydreamer, time-waster uh-huh Daydreamer, time-waster uh-huh Daydreamer, time-waster uh-huh (Daydreamer, cause I'm a time-waster) Daydreamer, time-waster uh-huh (Oh oh ooh, cause I'm a time-waster)
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Let Me Know 04:41
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If you want me to stay here then let, let me know Cause I'm not willing to give myself if it won't get any far If you want me to be here with you then let me know Cause I'm not willing to give myself if it won't get any far If you want me to stay here then let, let me know Cause I'm not willing to give myself if it won't get any far If you want me to be here with you then let me know Cause I'm not willing to give myself if it won't get any far It's ten after midnight I'm one foot out the door You've been giving me mixed signs Not sure what it's for Maybe we could take time Your fears we'll explore I told you a million times I'm already yours Yours If you want me to stay here then let, let me know Cause I'm not willing to give myself if it won't get any far If you want me to be here with you then let me know Cause I'm not willing to give myself if it won't get any far

about

Janice Iche arrives right in time with their self-produced debut album, “The Journey Continues…”.
The queer Kenyan-Tanzanian multi-hyphenate delivers a twelve-track voyage through their inner worlds, baring vulnerability and raw emotion with purpose and intention for personal healing and transformation.
“I have always believed in the power of shining loving gentle light onto my darkness. That means not hiding the parts of me that aren’t perfect and instead deciding to look into them carefully to reveal to myself the parts of myself that need more loving care. I find this softens whatever perception I may have about my imperfections and actually gives me the chance to direct intentional care towards myself.”
A recent single from the album is “Everyday”, a sincere tale revealed smoothly through soulful layered repetition both in the vocal and instrumental composition which explores millennial-age coping mechanisms and the sweet repose that comes from blatantly admitting our guilty pleasures. The song is about understanding and accepting that surviving adulthood may require crutches and therefore absolving the self and subsequently others from unnecessary judgement and guilt.
The third single, "Empathy" releases 28th Oct.
Iche describes herself as multifaceted, including fine artist, performing DJ, singer-songwriter and music producer in their realm of practice. Through music, Iche gets to explore and frolic with yet another aspect of her entirety.
“The Journey Continues…” arrives in November 2022, marking the beginning of a new era in the artist’s career. As their debut, this album showcases Iche’s raw and unique musical caliber that is inspired majorly by African instrumentalism, Taarab music as well as a blend of contemporary music from all around the world.

Since moving back to Mombasa from Nairobi in early 2020, Iche has journeyed through what she has dubbed “God-level loneliness”, a result of losing her entire community after facing online and nationwide public ridicule. “There was a full-page spread published without my consent in the Sunday Nation with my name and face on it titled “Sex scandals in music biz” as well as countless tweets from spectators and industry peers harshly criticizing me for calling out rape and apologist cultures, it has been an incredibly isolating time. The people around me couldn’t understand what I was going through or why I did what I did so they didn’t support me. Somehow while looking for help, I didn’t come across a person that was capable of directing grace and care towards me in a way that reduced my exposure to harm beyond what I had already experienced,” says Janice. “I really embarked on the journey of producing this album to give myself the space and the grace I needed to mourn the incredible loss of self I was experiencing. It started with getting in touch with my emotions again. Anyone who knows trauma understands how it robs you of who you are. For several months on end, I was not present in the world. It has been a lasting journey of searching long and hard for myself, grasping onto any shreds of my being I can remember and building myself up from and beyond that. I have learnt to accept myself even more; my flaws and shortcomings as well as my strengths, gifts and powers. It is not a pretty or perfect journey and neither do I give myself the pressure for it to be,” Iche says. “Throughout it all, I managed to produce and mix an entire album,” she laughs, “this life thing is wild and even when I am not, I am grateful to be here. I’m also not the best producer and I don’t even play any instrument or know music theory! I come to art primarily for the genuine expression of my being and its experience more than anything else,” Iche notes.

This project comes from the emotional and spiritual exploration and apprehension of the unforgiving nature and incomprehensibility of life’s lived experience. It abbreviates her understanding of the interconnectedness of all life and provides a welcoming space for the artist to just be, continuing on the path of the evolution that is and has already been at course. “I never want to judge myself too harshly, it’s not productive. I like to allow myself to be, giving myself the space to grieve knowing that for as long as I am alive, I will always complete the cycle. The journey continues…” the artist states.
Aside from producing this album in the last year, Iche has been making international DJ performances. With a remarkable set at Boiler Room Nairobi in April 2022 and another at Amsterdam Pride with DJ Mag this August 2022, Iche exercises her will and freedom to express across multiple mediums as she also continues to release monthly mixes featuring East African music on her online radio show currently hosted on Oroko Radio, titled Ché Radio.
Regarding this latest offering, Iche is collaborating with Emma Nzioka of SEMA to put up an album launch show in Nairobi. Performing alongside will be Nabalayo and Akoth Jumadi, who are both also releasing new music this November. More details on this event will be out before album release date. More shows in Kilifi and Mombasa are currently in arrangement.

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released November 11, 2022

Written, Produced, Recorded, Performed and Mixed by Janice Iche
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri (Black Knoll Studio)
Cover Art by Janice Iche

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artist • DJ • singer-songwriter • producer
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