Past Musicians

Name	Country
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.
Bamboo Orchestra	Japan	An orchestra of more than twenty bamboo instruments from Japan and Asia.
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.
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	Québec	Combining traditional folk rhythms and themes with energetic, contemporary music.
ShegoBand	Somalia	Traditional sounds and rhythms of Somali music, combined with vocals by legendary Hibo Nuur and a skilled oud player.
The Israeli Ethnic Ensemble	Israel	Israeli fusion of Eastern European, Balkan, Gypsy, Sephardic and Yemenite melodies
Wust el Balad	Egypt	Blending traditional Middle Eastern vocals with contemporary Latin rhythms and jazz.