Ishaaq “Izzy” Martin is a Namibian born, singer, songwriter and multi-instumentalist 

This mostly “self taught” musician stands out with a variety of styles ranging from soft, delicate, even fragile, to raw powerful emotion.
 All tempered with the unique touch of a music-lover influenced by the rich vastness of musical history.
He fuses Jimi Hendrix with Bob Dylan, to suddenly medley Stevie Nicks with Queens of the Stone Age, mixing musics, and sounds with numerous influences like Alchemy.

Having started music at the age of 3 with the piano, and tutored by his grandmother he started playing in the church. Eventually growing tired of both piano and worship music he quit music until picking up the guitar 9 years ago aged 17. Writing his first song with a long-time friend and fellow musician, he was part of a guitar trio and bitten by the songwriting bug.  At 19 His first full band experience was with a short lived whk metal band before moving back to the coast and towards hard rock. In Walvis Bay he was instrumental with Oliver Binneman, in forming “Desert Daze” a driving psychedelic hardrock- garage band with sounds similar to Royal Blood or Highly Suspect performing a collection of overdriven covers and explosive original music. Later joined by Tyron Roetz on Rhythm. 

After 3 years with Desert Daze disbanded he formed a guitar duo with Tyron Roetz performing acoustic originals and covers when in 2015 a mutual friend introduced them to Hip Hop MC and spoken word poet Lorenzo Nomad Beukes, leading to the formation of his current band/musical project “Wakambi” an idealistic band refusing to be pigeonholed, leaping from reggae to jazz to blues to funk to rock and mixing and matching as they see fit accompanied by Tyron Roetz and the lovely miss Tara Jaf (Drums) as of Namrock 2017.  

This charismatic quartet had recently finished recording their debut E.P. (early production) “#BDC” in preparation for recording their first full length debut album.

Izzy (with Wakambi) has since performed 
Swakopmund- Ted X
Walvis Bay-The Lemon Tree
Windhoek- Winner of the Namrock best new rock band 2017
Windhoek- Sound For Sight Festival
Swakopmund- 125th Birthday Bash|
Promoting their E.P. “#BDC”
Windhoek – The Boiler Room.
Windhoek – Take Note Spring Festival. 
Swakopmund – The Locker Room. 
Walvis Bay – The Yacht Club.

I'm a artist that supports Rejects from Namibia and the world....Vylla is the name form of vying, that comes
from the present participle of vie...meaning to strive for victory or superiority; contend.
Leader of RecNation/Recognize.

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