Events for Youth & Families: Lachi

About this event

Experience Magnificent, the debut family music album from disability advocate and Grammy-nominated musician Lachi. Centered on confidence, inclusion, and empowering young people to embrace what makes them unique, Magnificent is full of pop, hip-hop, and global rhythms that’ll make you want to dance and sing along, however that may look for you. With more than 70 collaborators, many of whom are artists with disabilities, neurodivergence, and other lived experiences, Magnificent is a recent expression in Lachi’s career making the music industry more inclusive for creators of all abilities. Check out the lyric video for "Fidget" from Magnificent HERE. RSVP is not required to attend and admission is first come, first served. Named a USA Today Woman of the Year and in Forbes' Accessibility 200 list, Lachi has built a multifaceted career at the intersection of music, storytelling, fashion, and disability advocacy. Born legally blind, she is the founder of the U.N.-recognized RAMPD, which works to make the music industry more inclusive for creators and professionals with disabilities. Her work spans media, literature, and culture, from her PBS series Renegades to her award-winning book I Identify as Blind and her co-production of the GRAMMY-nominated album The Colors in My Mind.

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