Lachi - Musician. Disability Culture & Inclusion. GRAMMYs Board.
@lachimusic
Cornrows. Blind. Award winning recording artist. USA Today Woman of the Year. ADCOLOR Innovator. PBS Host. GRAMMYs Trustee. Netflix VO. ♈🗽 www.lachimusic.com
Shout out to the HIM Awards and Andrew Barkan of Andrew & Polly for repping us at the awards show on behalf of the team! Myself, Andrew Barkan, Polly Hall, and Lucy Kalantari co-produced the album Magnificent which received a nomination for Best Album.
Flash sale alert 🚨📚 Celebrate #ADAday and #DisabilityPrideMonth with the Kindle edition of my book I Identify As Blind on sale for $1.99! Today only. a.co/d/011iHLnY
As the CEO and Founder of @rampdup.bsky.social it is my great honor to stand in solidarity with my fellow Magnificent neurodivergent and disabled music humans to amplify our mission advancing disability inclusion across the music industry this #DisabilityPrideMonth 🔥
Say it with me: “And that’s cool too!”⚡ Been performing MOVES all over, from SqueakyFest to Groundbeat to Times Square. Stream it off my new album MAGNIFICENT - link in bio.
“We win the game and it’s here where you heard it!” 😤 Stream “Fidget” ߷ then run and get you a Lachi fidget spinner at the link in bio 🏃🏽♂️ Let’s DO this!!
MAGNIFICENT is Hollywood Independent Music Awards nominated for Best New Album 💪🏾👑 And my viral track THE BAG is nominated for Best EDM/Dance record! I am super honored to be recognized for our work dismantling the system through music and joy. But the true honor is getting to /do/ the work 🙏🏽
It’s album release week! 🎉 MAGNIFICENT 👑 drops this Friday, July 10. Get ready to move, groove, and celebrate what makes you YOU 🫵🏽 Pre-Save: platoon.lnk.to/magnificent #FamilyMusic
Honored to be an Essence Author and celebrate identity, community, and impact at Essence Fest in NOLA 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Thank you to Penguin Random House for the opportunity to speak on my book I IDENTIFY AS BLIND and amplify Disability pride at such a pivotal festival for Black Women influencing Culture.
Shared space with the legendary Gloria Steinem 💓 Honored to hang with powerful women at her home and give her a copy of my book. Here’s to continuing the work Gloria has been putting in for decades 🙌🏽
Half birthday energy for I Identify As Blind 🥂✨ She’s turning 6 months and we’re celebrating BIG the first week of June with a bulk order train! 1,000 copies are already pledged, now we need YOU to help us TRIPLE that 👀 If you can grab 2+ copies between June 1–6, you’re in 🎯
Celebrating diverse storytelling at the @televisionacad.bsky.social Honors 🙌🏽 Y’all know my work as a Recording Academy Trustee 🎶 I also serve on the Diversity Committee of the Television Academy 📡 Honored to be in community last night with host Padma Lakshmi & winners Nyle DiMarco and Trey Parker!
I Identify As Blind hit 100 ratings on GoodReads! Leave YOUR review + rating, and let’s get that 5th star ⭐️ www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Out here making impact ✨ From amping up music education with #WyclefJean, to purpose driven ki-ki-ing with #KekePalmer and @reggiewatts.bsky.social at TED, to motivating the next generation of artists at #GrammyU. And we’re just getting started!
I got to catch up with a "Big Dis Energy" queen Jenny Lay-Flurrie on stage at #Microsoft HQ in Seattle! We covered all things I Identify As Blind, CEO-ing over at RAMPD, and tech and disability. Thanks for having me Microsoft!
From GRAMMY-week glow to Oscars-night grace ✨ Cheers to when icons are as kind as they are legendary 🍻 #TeyanaTaylor
I'm telling a story from my book I IDENTIFY AS BLIND with The Moth this Friday in Harlem! Grab your tickets: themoth.org/events/the-m...
‼️ Warning: this audio may cause laughter, growth, and main character energy! Narrated by me (bc who else was gonna tell my story like I can?), folks have been saying listening to I IDENTIFY AS BLIND feels like we’re just chilling and chatting! Plus, my song Cornrows Reimagined is woven throughout
Honoring THE Mariah Carey at @musicares.bsky.social ✨
Another iconic Black Music Collective Academy Honors 🖤 From the black carpet to the ceremony, we met up with music idols and celebrated the power, legacy, and brilliance of Black music 🫶🏽 Shout out to @rampdup.bsky.social for working with the GRAMMYs to bring sign language by black interpreters 🤟🏽
The book is out, so yeah… we OUTSIDE 😎 We’re taking I IDENTIFY AS BLIND on a cross-country book tour and it all starts TODAY in LA! Join us in your city for book signings, cultural discussions, community building, and the occasional music number 🎹 Secure your spot at LachiMusic.com/books
Today’s the day! I IDENTIFY AS BLIND is officially all the way OUT 🎉 Celebrating the release with dope Tiny Rep Books founder Phoebe Robinson 👑 Available now in hardcover, large print, ebook, and audiobook 📚
Showed up, showed out and shifted culture at NAMM 🙌🏽 From hanging with legends Stevie Wonder and Ellis Hall, to performing at the RAMPD x MIDI showcase, to speaking on a music tech accessibility panel, this year was an all-out celebration. So proud to have RAMPD Member Network folks in the building 🥂
Here’s your invitation to un-normal 💌 We’re launching our Sponsorship Train to get 5,000 copies of I IDENTIFY AS BLIND to readers in need - because everyone deserve to feel seen. Request FREE copies or pledge a donation at LachiMusic.com/i-identify-as-blind-sponsorship-train
Pregaming the GRAMMYs with a little rebellion. My Book Launch 💪🏽 Join me Jan 28 at 3pm in LA at Reparations Club. In conversation with comedian Nic Novicki (who’s in the book 👀). We’re talking identity, culture, disability and all the things they don’t want us talking ‘bout! RSVP: rep.club/events
Less than a month till this baby drops 👀📘 I IDENTIFY AS BLIND is built for real access—dyslexic-friendly font, multiple formats and yes, Braille on the cover! Ready to dive in and tackle taboo topics with honesty, human and heart? Pre-order the book your way: lachimusic.com/i-identify-as-blind
Who let this New Yorker crash the GRAMMYs DC Chapter holiday party? 😁 Got to hang with Josh Davis who co-produced a track on our GRAMMY Nominated album ‘The Colors in My Mind’ by Chris Redding, met with fellow Trustee Tamara Wellons, DC Chapter Executive Director Sharon Ingram + so many others!
So grateful to everyone who streamed my music on Spotify this year 🙌🏽 #SpotifyWrapped
Feeling seen by best selling author and autistic advocate Temple Grandin 🙏🏽 For so long, discussions around disability and neurodivergence have been stigmatized, forcing people to mask their true identity. I wrote I IDENTIFY AS BLIND for anybody who needs permission to celebrate their full identity
Proud to begin another year as a Grammy U mentor! Mentorship has played a vital role in my career, so it’s always an honor to pay forward the support I’ve been given, but also to learn, grow, and gain fresh perspective from newer voices. Excited to be paired up with @natemng.bsky.social this year!
“A provocative invitation to rethink what it means to be disabled.” — Kirkus Reviews The early reviews are in, and I Identify as Blind is already stirring the pot in all the right ways! Sparking discussion and challenging assumptions 🙌🏽 Pre-order your copy - lachimusic.com/i-identify-a...