Award Winning Artist Amerie HEADLINES 7th ANNUAL BANTU FEST IN CHICAGO
Award Winning Artist Amerie HEADLINES 7th ANNUAL BANTU FEST IN CHICAGO
2 Days of Music, Food, and Representation of Over 30 Pan African Cultures, Bantu Fest 2023
Chicago — Bantu Entertainment is excited to announce that Amerie will be headlining the 7th Annual Bantu Fest, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, July 29-30, at Midway Plaisance, located at 60th Street & Ellis Ave. Bantu Fest is Chicago's most anticipated multicultural Family Event of the Summer!
Soul Train Award-Winning, Grammy & Billboard Nominated Artist, Songwriter, Producer and Author, Amerie was born in Massachusetts and raised all over the world. Her two latest albums "4AM Mulholland" and "After 4AM" have been praised for their postmodern hip-hop/R&B innovation. She has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music industry. Amerie's debut album "All I Have" was released in 2002 and peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200. Amerie has gone on to release multiple albums and feature on numerous songs.
She is the editor of the New York Times bestseller "Because You Love to Hate Me" and the founder of Amerie's Book Club, found on Instagram and Youtube. Amerie's Book Club highlights diverse and unique perspectives and voices to embrace and celebrate our differences.
With Amerie's highly anticipated performance, this year's Bantu Fest is sure to delight festival go-ers with a spectacular performance.
Join thousands of delighted festival-goers to celebrate diversity, culture, and food from over 30 different countries, local and international artists, emcees, MCs, DJs, from the Caribbean, Africa, South America and the USA. In honor of continuity, change, and cultural connections throughout the diaspora; #BantuFest2023 will showcase folklife, arts, crafts, vendors, dance, drums, workshops, Children activities and many more activities that will create a unique experience of all the countries featured.
For parking info and directions using public transportation, visit www.transitchicago.com.
For more information, visit www.bantufest.com. To become a vendor or partner, email bantufestusa@gmail.com or visit www.bantufest.com.
Official Hashtags: #BantuFest2023 #BantuFestChi #BantuFest #BantuEntertainment
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