Ayola on leaving it all behind: Touring Canada on faith, music and instinct
Nigerian-Canadian Afrosoul artist Ayola walked away from a career in pharmaceutical science in 2024 to pursue music full-time. Now six months into an independent cross-Canada tour, he is building his audience city by city, carrying little more than his voice, a guitar and a cajon. In this conversation, Ayola talks about the leap, his sound, life on the road and what Toronto means to him.



