Guyanese-American singer Vana Liya has a new single titled “Round n Round” featuring iconic American reggae rock artist Pepper.
Vana Liya performs a captivating mix of reggae and pop. Thematically, “Round n Round” relates that mystifying mix of loneliness and wanderlust familiar to the timeless wayfaring traveler and the roving artists who stray far from home to follow their muse across the globe.
When Vana first started touring, far away from the familiar and often spending long hours by herself, she developed an overwhelming feeling of loneliness: “I remember being at this house party somewhere in the Virgin Islands, people were all around me but I was still feeling so homesick that I suddenly walked outside and just started crying. But in that moment, I looked up at the sky and I saw the constellation Orion. Growing up, it was always my favorite because every time I would pull into my driveway in my house in New York I could see it. Gazing up through my tears to see Orion suddenly just made me feel like I was at home. It was this really empowering moment of peace and becoming settled in the unsettled. I’m really lonely but I’m doing what I love to be doing and everything is eternally OK.”
Born Nirvana Goberdhan, Vana grew up just east of New York City in Deer Park, New York. As the daughter of immigrant parents from Guyana, Vana was surrounded from a very early age by soca, calypso, and dancehall.
Singles “Round n Round” featuring Pepper and “Come Away” featuring Half Pint are now available. Her new album is Little Kahuna.
Upcoming live dates for Vana Liya:
7/10 San Diego, CA – Bay Fest
7/24 Orlando, FL – Dirty Heads Vacation
10/21 St. Petersburg, FL – Reggae Rise Up
Author: World Music Central News Room
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