Musician Fred Yonnet connects his neighborhood, and the world, during Covid-19

Fred Yonnet offers a creative solution to unite his band, Frederic Yonnet and The Band with No Name, and play safely, during the pandemic

Covid-19 fractured Fred Yonnet's musical life. The acclaimed harmonica player's band, Frederic Yonnet and The Band with No Name, could not play together. Their gigs were canceled. There was nowhere to practice.

As Yonnet quickly found out, face masks and harmonicas do not live in harmony.Born in Normandy, France, Yonnet moved to Washington, DC in 2001, where he eventually befriended Dave Chappelle. Chappelle, in turn, introduced him to Prince and Stevie Wonder. Yonnet toured with each artist for several years.But Covid-19 changed everything.Prince and Fred Yonnet play together on tour."When Covid hit, I was driving my wife nuts," Yonnet said from his makeshift studio in Capitol Hill.

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