NATU PLAYS SUMMERSTAGE

Headlining this diverse lineup of women-led groups spanning across the country—and the globe—Las Cafeteras is a Chicano band from East LA that fuses spoken word and folk music with traditional son jarocho and zapateado dancing. They see their music—an energetic mix of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic beats and powerful rhymes—as a tool for enacting and inspiring positive social change. Natu Camara was a founding member of Ideal Black Girls, Guinea’s first all-woman hip-hop collective; since moving to Harlem she’s honed a unique blend of West African rock and soul, with rhythms from Guinea and an edge that’s distinctly New York. On her 2018 debut solo LP Dimedi, she sings in English, French, and her native Susu. Brooklyn-born, Staten Island-raised Justy has been writing music since the age of 12; with influences ranging from J Dilla, Amy Winehouse, NoName, Anderson .Paak, and Lauryn Hill, the indie singer-songwriter incorporates traditional jazz elements into…