Yasmin Williams is a 28 year old Virginia born Guitar Hero 2 player, who learned to play a real guitar. She’s one of our finest players and composers, and NPR just had her on their Tiny Desk program.
It has been a sad and darkly colored week. Yasmin’s music has (always) made me feel calm, and centered, and alive — in just 23 short minutes — this morning.
Let yourself sit with it. Let yourself listen closely to something for a few extended minutes at a time. Let some sounds sink into your bones.
I think you’d like it.