YONNAS

Born in Denver after being conceived in Rome, Yonnas Abraham is the son of Samiel and Elsa, Eritrean immigrants who fled war and crossed the Sudanese desert on foot over nine days. He is a confluence of miracles. He spent twelve of the past twenty years making indie rap, first in The Pirate Signal and then in BLKHRTS, and eight years in his bedroom creating this: Dream Pop For Black People. Nick Bassett’s (Whirr, Nothing, Deafheaven) guitar work and production expertise blend with Yonnas’s deft sampling, soulful yet spectral vocals and hard-ass beats into a heady mix of Dream Bops. Dreamy Soul For Black Liberation. De-Colonized Rock music. The bright, shiny Black future.