The Joy have announced details of the release of their self-titled debut album which is out on Transgressive Records on Friday 21 st June 2024. Recorded live, in real time, at the renowned Church Studios in Crouch End, Londonand featuring no instruments or overdubs, the 11-track album is a thing oftranscendental beauty thanks to the […]
The Joy is set to make their Irish debut on December 4th at the renowned independent live music venue, The Sound House in Dublin. Tickets
Today, burgeoning artist LULU. shares the uplifting new single, “Yesterdays”, featuring contributions from revered South African quintet The Joy, released via AMF Records (Greentea Peng, Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean). Following on from LULU.’s critically acclaimed debut single “Save Me”, which received support from the likes of COLORS, Wonderland, Clash and Elton John’s Apple Music radio […]
Following months of high-profile shows in the UK, homegrown fans of The Joy will finally be able to see the quintet perform their first headline show in Durban. The Suncoast Barnyard Theatre is the venue for the October 28th show and is the first time fans can see The Joy perform songs off their critically […]
August 4th saw the release of South African quintet The Joy’s brand new EP Hammarsdale on Transgressive Records With their roots in traditional Zulu music and modern acapella, their latest offering tells stories from home, in a way that connects with audiences across the globe. The group explain, “The songs are pictures of our lives […]
The Joy have been featured in this months edition of the highly esteemed world music magazine Songlines. Read more.
July 11th marked the day that The Joy sold out their first headline show in the UK! This milestone was reached when the quintet from Hammarsdale in Kwa-Zulu Natal performed at The Old Church Stoke Newington in London to a capacity audience. It follows on from a slate of UK based shows, including The Great […]
Today, South African quintet The Joy announce brand new single “Heartbreaker”. The track was co-written with MNEK who reached out to the band’s producer Two Inch Punch (Kali Uchis, Jessie Ware, Years & Years) about working together. On a trip to London they got together at September’s Studio and wrote “Heartbreaker” during a two week […]
The Joy are headed to the UK this June and July for a series of dates, including playing the Transgressive Stage at Glastonbury Festival on June 23rd and 25th. Fresh from playing the iconic UK festival, The Joy will then head out on July 1st to the Love Supreme Festival in East Sussex which this […]
