TY Bello

TY Bello
TY Bello in 2017
Background information
Birth nameToyin Shokefun
Born14 January 1978
Ogun State, Nigeria[1]
GenresGospel
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • photographer
  • philanthropist
Years active2003–present
Websitetybello.com

Toyin Sokefun-Bello (born 14 January 1978), who is better known as TY Bello, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, photographer and philanthropist.[2] Prior to pursuing a solo career, she was a member of the now defunct gospel band Kush. Bello is currently a member of the Nigerian photography collective, Depth of Field.[3] She has released the albums Greenland (2008), The Future (2011), The Morning Songbook (2014), Africa Awake (2021), We Are Fire (2022) and Heaven Has Come (2023).

  1. ^ Funmi, Johnson. "I Derive Joy Working With Orphanages ...Toyin Shokefun Bello (TY Bello)". Nigeria Films. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ Jennifer, Nkem-Eneanya (25 July 2013). "TY Bello; Speaking Hope through Music & Pictures". Konnect Africa. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ Gausi, Tamara. "10 Nigerian iconographers you oughta know". AfriPop. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2014.