I Am Fya is an experimental multidisciplinary artist from Manchester, blending music, visuals, and storytelling. A dj, filmmaker, events curator, and fashion designer, who creates her own merchandise, bringing her bold aesthetic to both sound and style.
She is part of the afro-futurist collective brownton abbey, hosts a radio show on slack city, and serves on the board of outlands network. a multiple-time arts council-supported artist, she toured globally as kae tempest’s hype-woman and has performed at southbank, supersonic, supernormal, and glastonbury, where she co-ran the sistxrhood—a safe, disability-inclusive space for women and marginalized genders.
Her music is released on Rose Hill Records.
Homeland is a groundbreaking visual album from I Am Fya that blends music, imagery, and storytelling to create a multi-sensory experience like no other. Rooted entirely in field recordings captured in Barbados, the music invites listeners on an emotional and immersive journey, exploring themes of identity, culture, and spiritual connection to land and ancestors.
The album took shape during an extended stay in Barbados at the height of the pandemic, when I Am
Fya returned to support her parents. Armed with a field recorder, she captured the sounds of her
environment — the beeps and bustle of a hospital waiting room, birdsong, crickets, the rattle of farm
machinery — layered with voices of a grandmother giving advice, a mother singing her favourite country song, and conversations with a spirited child.
From this collection of sounds, Homeland was created — a deeply atmospheric work where spaced-
out dub basslines and vocal harmonies soaked in heavy reverb co-exist with rhythmic, looped percussive instrumentation. The result is a raw and resonant sonic landscape that captivates and transports us to the humidity of the Caribbean.
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