Afro-LatinX - Alt-FolK, Blues and R&B Artist, Songstress, Wordsmith, Producer, Activist, and Humanitarian Yurby calls in to The Junk and Jam Hour via Zoom to talk all about her love and joy for producing and crafting music, which began at the tender age of 10 – after her father persuaded and convinced her to turn one of her poems into a song. From the South Bronx, Yurby has created her own style of music – which effortlessly fuses blues, Alternative Rock, and R&B, producing a sound so melodically and lyrically eclectic, she has since been dubbed the Dominican Alanis Morrisette. We also play Yurby's powerful anthem and latest single 'Hands Up' - an unflinching recount of the angst, pain and fear of being regularly terrorized in an America that has normalized the hatred of blackness. We also talk about her marvelous charitable work for children - including with Usher's New Look - and her very own foundation entitled Bronx Noise, where she has helped to preserve a safe space for women and the LGBTQ community to discover and develop their own musical gifts, as well as her fundraising event for Parkinsons Awareness. For More About Yurby - please visit www.YurbyMusic.com Also visit www.RadioFreeBrooklyn.com and www.JunkandJam.com Background Music by www.FreeBeat.io Intro Music by www.Purple-Planet.com