Feature on Yasmin Williams' URBAN DRIFTWOOD in the Washington Post

Thrilled to see this feature on Yasmin Williams’ new record Urban Driftwood in the dang Washington Post! Writer John Lingan offers a thoughtful contextualization of Yasmin's compositions vis-a-vis Black Lives Matter protests, the problematic connotation of "American primitive" acoustic guitar label, and the varying lineages of Black musical traditions.

“Above all, ‘Urban Driftwood’ is her challenge to widespread preconceptions about the music made by young Black people or acoustic guitarists. It’s Williams’s achievement that she makes that challenge sound so calming and beautiful."

Read on in the Washington Post