Safiyah Hernandez is a 15-year-old singer-songwriter who finds comfort in musical composition, where the often-overpowering emotions of teenagehood in today’s society are reclaimed through patient-yet-cathartic melodic wanderings. Not shying away from civil and human rights, alongside typical teen pastimes such as skating and listening to old school tunes, Hernandez crafts a refreshingly compelling narrative that examines the disorientating task of finding yourself among the chaos.
From her South Asian and Mexican musical roots to her parents' Sufism practice, Safiyah uses all within reach as her initial tools in the exploration of character. This familial bond, and union of cultures, can be felt throughout Hernandez’s absorbingly soulful arrangements, where community and collaboration is used as a form of growth, healing, and personal expression.
