Ryan Koriya (Ko-ree-ya) loves singing and does so many times a day. If not on stage, it's usually to himself in the shower or walking down the high street, whilst also air-drumming to Sting, Coldplay, Scott Matthews, The Arcade Fire, Angus and Julia Stone, Stephen Fretwell, Radiohead, Bon Iver, Muse, The Fray, Guillemots, Ray LaMontagne or Kings of Leon, to name but a mere few.

His passionate acoustic-driven music has already found a home in many-a-listener's heart so early on in the game which has led to him selling hundreds of his current self-produced limited-edition demo EP and has even led to him playing to overseas fans in LA. Ryan has also enjoyed radio airplay in his home country with legendary mainstream DJ Hilton Mambo and others. There has also been coverage on independent radio in the UK with stations like Bridge FM in the West Midlands.

A Zimbabwean born and raised, Ryan started music by plucking on a violin as a form-one (13yr old) pupil on the green lawns outside the chapel at Prince Edward High School in his then home town, Harare. The cello came a little later.

Guitars crashed into Ryan's life in 2000 which was two years before he finally found a way to get out onto a global stage, that being London, to take things to next level on his quest to becoming a player on the world stage. He hit the ground running by successfully growing a sizeable fanbase over the next five years for his acoustic rock band called Mann Friday in which he plays bass and sings backing vocals.

Ryan embraced his desire to take centre-stage and left his London day job in IT to fully pursue a career in music in 2007. Now armed with his first solo demo titled 'The Demonstration EP' (completed in late 2008), Ryan plans to keep writing new material and to play in every town/city/country he can get to as he grows his portfolio. His story is one of struggle but he continues to climb over his obstacles with undying determination from the days of trying to escape a devistated African economy to suriving in a far-off foreign land whilst keeping his goals on track.

Ryan has been busking around London and Birmingham of late. You may have already seen him spreading his magic touch as he continues to build a following with his fetching voice, both in person and on websites like YouTube. He is normally armed with a head microphone, a small busking amplifier, his fiery-red acoustic guitar and a foot-stomp tambourine. He's even had the occasional person who thinks he is lip-synching to a professional recording. They stop him from singing to investigate further and are surprised to discover that what they hear is 100% Ryan Koriya and 100% live. This is a voice that you'll be glad you got to meet.