S2: Fuya Fuya

Fuya Fuya is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer whose genres range from Hip-Hop/R&B to Latin-American Folk. She is also a member of the Ecuadorian and Denver based band Neoma where she plays electric guitar and keys. In this episode, she shares her influences from her early musical training to rediscovering traditional Ecuadorian music as an adult.

Learn more about Fuya Fuya at:

https://fuyafuya.wixsite.com/fuya-fuya

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1JiXzEbUfLbvzJUWZ0yrfe?si=ntwvAF6JQ5KHFvyEsQDjhw

https://www.instagram.com/fuya_fuya.ec/

Underground at the Showcase is an official podcast of Underground Music Showcase and a production of Youth on Record. Hosted by Youth on Record participants, the show offers candid conversations with festival performers across styles and genres. Episodes cover a range of themes and topics including community, identity, music education, mental health, fashion, and finding/creating moments of inspiration. Underground at the Showcase was recorded live at UMS at at H.R. Meininger Company.

Hosted by Xavier Gauthier and Chloe Hines

Edited and Mixed by Xavier Gauthier

Produced by David Ladon and Ryan Conarro

Theme song written and performed by David Ladon, Genevieve Glimp, and Danny Acree. Additional music by Blvck Qi

Underground Music Showcase is Denver's longest and largest music festival, featuring nearly 150 bands performing over three days across S. Broadway.

Youth on Record designs and implements strengths-based, music-centered programs intended to equip young people from historically under-resourced communities with the skills needed to find success in life by advancing their academic success, increasing their economic opportunities and career skills, and strengthening their community connections and networks.

Learn more at https://www.youthonrecord.org/podcasting

Support for Underground at the Showcase comes from BusinessDen.com, the Mile High City’s homepage for local business news and events. The site launched in January 2015 and is modeled on a highly successful newspaper operating in Richmond, Virginia since 2008. Their newsroom is located in downtown Denver and they have a staff of seven.