Yaya Bey on her newest album, ‘do it afraid’ : World Cafe : NPR

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Yaya Bey

Yaya Bey

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Set Checklist

  • “finish of the world”
  • “merlot and grigio”
  • “ask the questions”

If you hear Yaya Bey discuss concerning the state of the world, there is no query the place she stands on the essential points. She’s easy and fearless in discussing politics, race, the financial system and the way all of these issues tie into her music and the way in which her music is obtained by the trade, particularly as a Black artist.

However that does not imply her new album, do it afraid, is heavy or humorless. The truth is, it is the other. Because the title implies, Yaya Bey is discovering pleasure and having enjoyable, even when it may appear troublesome.

On this episode, Yaya Bey performs dwell and talks about all of these issues, together with the making of her new document. She additionally talks about how working together with her father, Grand Daddy I.U., had an early and lasting impression on her creativity.

This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.

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