Nimba Burr was born in Nimba Country, Liberia (West Africa). She started singing and dancing at the tender age of five in her hometown of Display, Nimba County. Because of her phenomenal talent, and through the Instrumentality of her uncle George W.W. Tubman, she became a member of the Liberian National Cultural Troupe.

Within a short time, this young singing sensation was introduced to the world. She is likened to a nightingale because of her powerful and melodious voice. In the early 1970”s when James Brown visited Liberia, Nimba Burr was the opening act for the godfather of soul’s historic concert in Monrovia.

By 1976, Burr had become the lead vocalist for the Liberian National Cultural Troupe. During the America’s Bicentennial Anniversary celebrations in 1976, Burr and the Cultural Troupe performed in the United States. She thrilled audiences in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., that included foreign dignitaries, government officials and tens of thousands of fans.

Nimba Burr has toured many countries and shared the stage with well known performing artists from the United States, Caribbean and Africa. During FESTAC celebrations in Nigeria, she shared the stage with Hugh Masekala and Miriam Makeba of South Africa, Calypso Rose of the West Indies, the great Stevie Wonder and various other artists.

In 1983, she ventured to the USA to pursue higher education and her musical career. In 1992, she released her solo album NIMBA TABLET. “Color Boy”, the number one cut from that album topped the charts in Liberia.

Moved by the rising tide of Liberian civil war refugees, especially the displaced and orphaned children, and to bring attention to their plight, Nimba Burr staged a fund raising concert. She presented the proceeds to the International Red Cross to assist its relief efforts in her war torn homeland. She visited Liberia and Liberian refugees across West Africa, taking her message of peace, love and hope. She met with and performed for the then NPFL leader, Charles Taylor, in Gbarnga, Bong County (Liberia). During that concert, she called for a search for peace and the cessation of hostilities.

In December 2000, she released another album titled, “We Want To Come Home”. It was in the heat of the Civil War in her country, she began to promote her album by appearing on CNN International (Atlanta, GA), the African Woman Journal television program and the Voice of America (VOA) in Washington, D.C., asking the world to give a helping hand to her country.

For the past years, she has traveled in and out of the United States, appealing to all Liberians and friends of Liberia to assist in developing their country. She has traveled to London, England, Bern, Switzerland, Paris, France and and Geneva, Switzerland. Her travel in the United States has so far taken her to ten plus states.

In 2002, Nimba Burr performed at the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania MusicFest, where she received a standing ovation after her performance. Because of her tremendous performance, she was invited to participate again in 2003.

Nimba Burr sings about peace, unity and love, hoping Liberians as well as all people who care, will come together as one people and rebuild her nation.