Grammy Recording Academy member, Coachella Music Festival performing and SAMA nominated artist Cara Frew is a South African born singer songwriter whose genre bending sound fuses cinematic pop, jazz influences and organic instrumentation with deeply emotive storytelling.
Cara's debut album, Flame, was released worldwide through Sony Music Entertainment. Her hit single, Free, earned a South African Music Award nomination, while her collaboration with American DJ SNBRN, You Got Me, amassed more than ten million streams across Spotify and SoundCloud. Her growing international profile saw her open for acclaimed UK band The Script on the South African leg of their world tour.
On home soil, Cara joined forces with one of Africa's biggest exports, world renowned DJ and producer Black Coffee. Their collaboration, I'll Find You, featured on Black Coffee's 2015 SAMA winning album and led to performances at Ultra Music Festival Miami, Ultra Music Festival South Africa and Sónar Johannesburg. She has also collaborated with three time Grammy Award winner Wouter Kellerman and acclaimed South African singer songwriter and producer Daniel Baron on their single, "Golden", that reached number 8 on Apple Musics Global POP charts, further showcasing her versatility as both a vocalist and songwriter.
No stranger to the international stage, Cara has headlined the live stage at Ultra Music Festival Singapore, performed throughout Toronto during Canadian Music Week, played full house shows at Soho House in Los Angeles and taken the stage at Johnny Depp's iconic Viper Room on the Sunset Strip.
A lifelong student of music, Cara studied at Berklee College of Music and completed advanced studies in vocal performance, piano, songwriting, production and music theory. She further developed her craft at the Songwriting School of Los Angeles and the Scratch Academy in Los Angeles, gaining first hand experience in songwriting, recording and music production.
Her work in Los Angeles opened the door to writing and recording with acclaimed creatives Lauren Christy and Andre Lindal, the duo behind Kelly Clarkson's Grammy Award winning hit Stronger. Inspired by artists such as Amy Winehouse and Lana Del Rey, Cara recorded her debut four track EP, Come Close to Me, with producer Daniel Heath, known for Lana Del Rey's Blue Jeans and Young and Beautiful. The EP was co written with Stefan Skarbek, a longtime collaborator of Amy Winehouse.
Cara's music has also found success on screen, with sync placements on hit television series including Pretty Little Liars and Vanderpump Rules.
From Johannesburg to Los Angeles and stages around the world, Cara Frew's artistic journey is defined by fearless evolution, authentic storytelling and an unwavering commitment to creating music that connects across genres and borders.
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Cara Frew POP Music
Cara Frew POP Music Performance Coachella Music Festival
Cara Frew POP Music
Cara Frew POP Music
Cara Frew POP Music
Cara Frew POP Music
Cara Frew POP Music
Cara Frew POP Music
Cara Frew POP Music
Cara Frew POP Music
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Cara supports a number of charitable causes ranging from social responsibility to nature conservation and animal rights. Notably, she is a Helping Rhino's and WWF ambassador and feels strongly about working to preserve the heritage of our country and the world for future generations.
Cara see's the value in hard work and understands what it feels like to be vulnerable which lead her to launch her own initiative “Music Heals”, that aims to help prevent young women and children from being sexually abused and equip them with skills to be able to make the most of their lives. Her workshop also teaches boys to respect girls so that they grow up into men of honor and integrity and thereby make them a part of the solution. She is proud to be an ambassador for one of the world's most significant child protection organizations, Women and Men against Child Abuse.
She has also partnered with Khulisa Social solutions in the “Daring to Dream” initiative which encompasses two projects that focus on providing young people from disadvantaged communities with skills early on in life to enable them to be the best citizens they can be and equip them for their future success. The Rock and Rhyme workshop focuses on ECD and uses English nursery rhymes with song and dance to expand the understanding of the English language, develop cognitive and motor skills and teach moral and social lessons, giving them a good grounding, enabling them to cope well at school and beyond. The Grab your Dream is geared towards inspiring, encouraging and empowering the youth to become contributing members of society and therefore be less likely to fall into the cycle of crime and violence.
"What I feel most strongly about regarding this project is that we have the backing of the University of the North West and SAPS. Together with Khulisa, they work hard to maintain the project's sustainability, while constantly improving the initiatives and tracking all progress.” Says Cara
