The Red Road Pt 1. - Created and edited by Clara Kent (includes clips from Letting Go, visual by Shot by Nehemiah)
PRESS & Promo
"Oh, and now a song from an album I think is impeccable. Clara Kent has an amazing voice. She writes important and emotive lyrics. This exceptional talent out of Pittsburgh deserves 110% of your attention. I’m crying, I’m swooning with emotion, I’m grinning like a Tom cat who just discovered a succulent treat. This is so damn powerful. Do not hesitate, put The Four Winds: East on repeat play and allow Ms. Kent to work her inescapable magic."
Clara Kent recently released the first installment of her new series of Eps called The Four Winds. Inspired by the Lakota Medicine Wheel, the new records represent Clara’s musical tribute to transformation and act as a vibrant love letter for Black and Indigenous women.
"The Four Winds: East plays like one long, enthralling song. It’s a wholeheartedly beautiful record, incorporating call-and-response and gospel elements, poetic interludes, reverberating instrumentation, striking bridges, and hypnotic beats with the personal, introspective touch of Kent’s songwriting. The six-track project, with production from Virgil Richmond, Julian Ware, and Sullivan, is intended to “honor the Medicine Wheel and the seasons we all experience in this life”
The Four Winds: EAST - Release Promo Video || Videography by Niara Collins
The Four Winds: East || Summary
Letting Go (Extended Version) - Directed by Shot by Nehemiah
"THE FOUR WINDS" is a four-part EP series inspired by the Medicine Wheel. Each EP represents one part of the Wheel; East-Spring, South-Summer, West-Autumn, and North-Winter. They all hold significance around mortality, emotions, spiritual healing, and the ancestral connection to the elements and seasons. Clara used this ancient tool as a muse to express her intimate experiences over the last seven years as a Black Indigenous Woman. The series is her way of creating a musical tribute to her transformation and a love letter for Black & Indigenous Womxn. The Four Winds: EAST is heavily inspired by her Baptist roots, building a sanctuary for anyone seeking freedom from within. Join Clara Kent as she embarks on the journey of the Red Road, revealing with each release her growth as an artist and human being.
Clara KEnt || Bio
Clara Kent is an Afro-Indigenous multidisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, and community liaison from Homewood, Pa. Whether the medium is music, canvas, or creative direction, Kent works to uplift 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, & 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 artist.
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 projects set to release is “The Four Winds”, a collection of music from 2016 to the current day that will be used to garner donations for Black and Indigenous organizations that directly impact the local community. Clara is also further cultivating her painting skills for a future solo exhibition with a similar theme. Follow Clara Kent on all social platforms at @iamclarakent & @bouncehousepgh to stay connected to Clara and her endeavors!