"Breaking unbreakable things" ft. Cheakaity Brown

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10/08/24 • 21 min

Cheakaity is a DC-based soul singer who was brought into the world with a weighty name: the one who breaks unbreakable things. He talks with Meklit about lineage, prophecies and the fear of living a life unfulfilled.

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