UMI
UMI The Giver words by Zachary Weg Photos by Kevin Sinclair UMI is a giver. With her new album, People Stories (Epic, 2025), the musician provides a salve for the world. She knows that these are challenging times, but with her sunny songs, she’s letting some light in. As Mos Def sang on the track […]
SUDAN ARCHIVES
SUDAN ARCHIVES The Violin as Weapon, Mirror, and Spell words by Teneshia Carr photos by Yanran Xiong When you speak with Sudan Archives — the artist born Brittney Parks — there’s a sense of both calm and charge, as if she’s quietly inventing the next note before she says it. She’s calling from her loft […]