Tonika

With 2020 shaping up as a year of historic change, it makes perfect sense that singer Tonika just dropped her debut album FreeQueency.


The Los Angeles native loved music since her youth, but put it aside to pursue her passions for higher education. She excelled and became a biomedical engineer for more than 10 years. As good as her professional career was, she still felt trapped in her routine, unable to fully explore her creative talents. 


She began working on her debut, using her skills as a singer and storyteller to weave a musical journey of liberation and growth. It all came together perfectly, as her personal tale of leveling up into her highest self inspired the project's name: FreeQueency. 


The title and its cover art represent her path toward achieving higher frequencies, with the white freesia flowers on the cover to visualize the concept. It was officially released on Juneteenth, to further symbolize her own personal liberation. 


With a unique blend of conscious content and a style influenced by a mixture of genres like alternative r&b, pop, neo soul and jazz, she's one of a kind. She summed up FreeQuency best herself, calling it "subtle reminders of things we already know, all while grooving to a seductive beat."