Yola, a Black British genre-fluid vocalist achieving meteoric fame, will perform at the Joy Theater in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 23. She released her critically-acclaimed debut album Walk Through Fire in February 2019. Nine months later, she found breakout success, landing four Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist, while garnering critical acclaim from fans that include Elton John and Mavis Staples.

Yola’s anthemic new album, Stand for Myself, which just re...