Named one of the thirteen top global divas by MTV Iggy (US), Iva Lamkum has enjoyed critical support here and abroad, including a placement on influential music blog RCRD LBL. Along the way she’s received nominations for not only the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll, but also the Vodafone NZ Music Awards People's Choice award, and chalked up considerable rotate time on radio playlists across the country.
In August 2012, Iva released her debut album Black Eagle, to critical acclaim. Grounded in her rich syrupy voice and sometimes metaphorical, sometimes direct lyrics, Black Eagle consists of a series of deeply personal, yet universally relatable meditations on family, hard-work, internal conflict, the loved and the loveless. Drawing stylistically on elements of roots reggae, folk, rock, funk, indie and beyond, the album repositions Iva, an artist of viewed under a neo soul light, within a borderless musical world.
Iva Lamkum first debuted in the KiwiFM Top 10 on 22 June 2008 with the song White Roses. There are three entries by Iva Lamkum in the charts.
Title |
Type |
Debut |
Weeks |
Best |
Black Eagle |
Top 40 Albums |
03 Sep 2012 |
5 |
14 |