Les Nubians @ African Festival of the Arts - Chicago
When
Aug 30, 2008 6:15 pm (Saturday)
What
13th Annual African Festival of the Arts - Washington Park - Chicago
August 29, 2008 - September 1, 2008 >>> LES NUBIANS Saturday Aug 30th <<<
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Event details: Les Nubians @ African Festival of the Arts - Chicago
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13th Annual African Festival of the Arts - Washington Park - Chicago
August 29, 2008 - September 1, 2008 >>> LES NUBIANS Saturday Aug 30th <<<
August 29, 2008 - September 1, 2008 >>> LES NUBIANS Saturday Aug 30th <<<
Cost
Payment required. $10 donation in advanceMore about these performers
Les Nubians
Founded by two sisters from Bordeaux, France, inspired by the conscious rap of Public Enemy, De La Soul, and Arrested Development as well as the smoother but no less exhilarating sounds of Soul II Soul and Des'ree, Les Nubians are a new breed of Afropean-styled hip-hop.Les Nubians tour dates and bio
BlueNefertiti
Célia Faussart a.k.a BlueNefertiti was born in Paris, France on September 27, 1978 to a Cameroonian mother and a French father. Her love for music began as a young girl growing up in Chad. The moment she heard the strong, feminine and “comforting” voice of Ella Fitzgerald unraveling from her tape player… she was hooked. The essence of her vocal styling is founded in the eloquence of Edith Piaf, Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln, and Minnie Ripperton; the sophistication of Joao Gilberto; and the vocal landscaping of Bobby McFerrin. At age 15, she began singing professionally with her older sister Hélène in Bordeaux, France; later forming the ...More about Washington Park
Washington Park
In 1869 after several years of lobbying by prominent south siders the Illinois State Legislature established the South Park Commission The newly appointed Board of Commissioners identified more than 1 000 acres of land just south of Chicago for a large park and boulevards that would connect it with downtown and the West Park System Originally called South Park the property was composed of eastern and western divisions now Jackson and Washington Parks and the Midway Plaisance The commissioners hired Frederick Law Olmsted the father of American landscape architecture and his partner Calvert Vaux to create the original plan for South ParkLinks
- [Official Site] African International House - promoter
- [Info] Les Nubians Tour Manager - Int'l Booking Contact
- [Info] Sweetwine Entertainment Group - US & Int'l Booking
- [Info] CelebrityAccess.com
- [Official Site] Performer Website
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