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Past Musicians

Name Country
Agatsuma Agatsuma Japan A masterful tsugaru-shamisen player from the Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan.
An Da Union China Traditional Mongolian instruments including the horse-head fiddle or tsuur, the three-holed flute or maodun chaoer, and Mongolian versions of the dulcimer, zither, lute, and mouth harp.
Anita Singleton-Prather and the Gullah Kinfolk Gullah culture This dynamic gospel group performs songs including slave spirituals and features stories by “Aunt Pearlie-Sue,” a beloved character based on Prather’s grandmother.
Musicians on a stage with various instruments made from bamboo Bamboo Orchestra Japan An orchestra of more than twenty bamboo instruments from Japan and Asia.
Women dancing and playing traditional Chinese instruments Beauty & Melody China This all-female ensemble from the Sichuan Province in China plays traditional Chinese folk songs.
Chuchumbé Mexico From southern Veracruz, Mexico, this band presents music in verse and dance from the son jarocho tradition.
Band members playing long, tall wind instruments Çudamani Indonesia
Band members pose with their instruments dramatically Esta Israel A musical stew simmering with Middle Eastern, Balkan, Mediterranean, Jewish, Celtic, African influences.
Eyal Sela and Darma Israel Eyal Sela is a master of various woodwind instruments including the Turkish clarinet, Indian bamboo flute, Irish penny whistle, clarinet, the Norwegian osterdal, the Armenian dudak, and the saxophone.
Ilays, Somali Multicultural Artists Somalia A vibrant mix of music, poetry, dance, and story telling from traditional, as well as more contemporary, Somali Culture.
Los Utrera Mexico Traditional son jarocho music and dance.
Mauvais Sort with their instruments Mauvais Sort Québec Combining traditional folk rhythms and themes with energetic, contemporary music.
Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers Pakistan Sufi devotional singing group from Karachi, Pakistan descendant from the first qawwali choirs dating back to to the 13th century.
ShegoBand Somalia Traditional sounds and rhythms of Somali music, combined with vocals by legendary Hibo Nuur and a skilled oud player.
Band members seated, playing instruments outside in a park Tarim China
Israeli Ethnic Ensemble The Israeli Ethnic Ensemble Israel Israeli fusion of Eastern European, Balkan, Gypsy, Sephardic and Yemenite melodies
Wust el Balad Wust el Balad Egypt Blending traditional Middle Eastern vocals with contemporary Latin rhythms and jazz.
Yamma Ensemble Yamma Ensemble Israel Israeli fusion of Eastern European, Balkan, Gypsy, Sephardic and Yemenite melodies