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April 3, 2021:

Côte d'Ivoire-born, San Francisco-based Singer Fely Tchaco On Her Inspiring New Album Yita




Fely Tchaco is a singer, songwriter and visual artist originally from Côte d'Ivoire. She's now based in San Francisco, where she founded and co-directs the African Arts Academy. Tchaco has a vibrant new album out, Yita, inspired by a trip to Syrian refugee camps in Greece: It’s dedicated to African and Middle Eastern migrants who perished crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Hear the music and meet Fely Tchaco on our show this week!

Learn more about Fely Tchaco at https://felytchaco.com/.

Check out Fely Tchaco's great new album Yita at https://felytchaco.bandcamp.com/.

Follow Fely Tchaco on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/felytchacomusic.

Learn about the San Francisco cultural center Fely founded and directs, the African Arts Academy, at https://www.africanartsacademy.com/.

Listen to this show:  Pop-up player!

WFMU and WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise denounce explicit and implicit racism; condemn the culture of white supremacy, which enables the brutalization of black people and other communities of color, and support Black Lives Matter and the movement it stands for.

Here's a link to WFMU's Public Service page with links and info for / related to racial justice issues, coronavirus testing, food and economic assistance, musician aid, voting rights organizations and lots more: https://wfmu.org/psa/.

Also: BRIC has an extensive and regularly updated pandemic crisis resource list on its website with artists, performers etc. in mind but relevant for everyone. See it here: https://www.bricartsmedia.org/blog/resources-artists-during-public-health-crisis.

For a list, with links, of organizations supporting the rights of immigrants and refugees. click here.

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