Do It Afraid

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“Suffering is promised to us all, but joy is too. We have to accept that duality,” says Yaya Bey, who embraces the delights of life — humor, love, the power of human movement and social connection — even if she has to do so in fear. With her new album, which follows a series of critically acclaimed albums and marks her debut on the independent label drink sum wtr, the Queens, New York singer-songwriter flourishes through uplifting, life-affirming lyrics. Rejecting the narratives of the past that have been projected onto her, do it afraid allows Bey to reclaim her story with songs that are decidedly fun, sincere, and nuanced, drawing on R&B, hip-hop, jazz, soul, and dance music, including the soca style of her family’s Bajan roots. do it afraid celebrates all facets of Yaya as part of a collective life force that subscribes not to fear, but to the moments that move us.