With strong messages and emotional vulnerability, Bay Area raised artist Aya Safiya reveals her diverse and complex identity in her singing and songwriting. Her first EP “Aya Safiya,” released in 2018, was a transitional introduction to her pop/singer-songwriter career initiated after decades of working as a Greek/Balkan-music singer and violinist. In July 2020 Aya released her 2nd EP, “My Other Half.” While the new EP is a continuation of her pop project, through it she explores new grounds, incorporating her Japanese-American roots and writing all lyrics in Japanese. Although Aya’s original music “lives between the lines of genre and culture,” (Jocelle Koh, Asian Pop Weekly) and “defies standard categorization,” (Mitch Mosk, Atwood Magazine) her intimate, nostalgia evoking songwriting, ethereal singing, and hazy production with help from producer Tano Brock, distinctly conquers a vibe.