‘For me, music and spirituality are intertwined as one’ – Chicago Reader

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A black and white photo of a woman standing in the woods, where 'music' and 'spirituality' are intertwined.

City of Win is a series curated by Isiah “ThoughtPoet” Veney and written by Alejandro Hernandez that uses prose and photography to create portraits of Chicago musicians and cultural innovators working to create positive change in their communities.


“Music is a spiritual thing.” These are the words of legendary Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and if any artist in Chicago still carries the same pan-African spirit Fela did so many years ago, it’s Chai Tulani.

Born in Kenya and raised in…