Clara Kent
Clara Kent is a Two-Spirit Afro-Indigenous multidisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, and community liaison from Homewood, Pa.
Whether the medium is music, canvas, or creative direction, Kent uplifts the creative community, especially for Black artists and youth. The self-proclaimed "Multidimensional Artistic Individual" was named Pittsburgh City Paper's "Person of the Year" for Music in 2019 and has performed across many stages, opening for Wyclef Jean at SXSW, Cautious Clay at WYEP Summerfest, for Thundercat at Stage AE, Nnamdi, Oshun, Jon Wayne, Mumu fresh & OHMME. Clara also embarked on a summer mini-tour in 2019 with London-based music events company Sofar Sounds, becoming one of their cohort performance artists. Today, Clara Kent is adamantly working on her personal growth and career path while continuously campaigning for other Black and Indigenous creatives in the city. In 2022, she began hosting a radio show on WYEP called "More Bounce with Clara Kent," managing the Alt-Funk band Mani Bahia & The Mob, and also launched her production company, Bounce House Studios & Productions LLC; a Black women-led organization whose purpose is to “Elevate the Underground”™️ in Pittsburgh and beyond. One of the first music ongoing music projects is “The Four Winds,” a music collection from 2016 to the current day that will be used to garner donations for Black and Indigenous organizations that directly impact the local community. Part One of the series, "The Four Winds: EAST," was recently released on Juneteenth and was named "Best of Soul" by Bandcamp Daily and was featured on 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh's NPR station.
