ARTOWN CULTURAL CONNECTIONS: NATU CAMARA
Wed, Jul 05
|Reno
FOR THE FIRST TIME NATU CAMARA PLAYS IN NEVADA AT ARTOWN JULY 5 TH


Time & Location
Jul 05, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Reno, 2 S Arlington Ave, Reno, NV 89501, USA
About the Event
If you merged Miriam Makeba with Nina Simone, added a dose of Tracy Chapman and sprinkled on some Tina Turner, you might begin to explain Natu Camara. A vibrant singer and songwriter whose West African heritage, charged performance style and passion for social justice has made her a unique presence in World Music. Born in Ivory Coast and raised in Guinea, Natu's devotion to music exploded in early success when she joined three friends to form West Africa's first ever female R&B/hip-hop band, the Ideal Black Girls. Their first album, Guinea mou monèra (“It's not a shame to be a woman”) went on to sell in the millions and was nominated for Best Album 2002 in Guinea. Encouraged by thousands of loyal fans thrilled by the music but even more inspired by its commitment to women's power, the Ideal Black Girls toured throughout Africa while managing to finish college, an…