Ryan Allay

Hi! I'm Ryan, but back home in Ghana, my friends call me Kofi, my day name. These days I make retro soul with an Afro twist under the NorCal sun. Growing up, music came from everywhere: West African rhythms, church gospel, hymns, reggae, and whatever Western songs made it onto the radio. I taught myself piano, guitar, bass, and horns on instruments friends lent me, people who believed in my curiosity before I knew where it would lead. Somewhere along the way I fell hard for folk , soul, then blues, jazz, and R&B, and I never really came back. In college, YouTube tutorials and a few generous mentors taught me to arrange, produce, mix, and master. So the songs you hear here are mine from the first idea to the final mix. I write about positivity, love, faith, friendship, lessons learnt and the small everyday stuff. Some songs are light, some are heavier, and all of them are honest. If one helps you breathe a little easier, sway in your kitchen, or feel seen, it's done its job. Thanks for listening. I'm glad you're here! Check out The Science of allaying