Artists

Now with six solo albums, Jenn began her career with John Mellencamp, meeting the Hoosier rocker in Bloomington, Indiana, where she was in the midst...

A native of Dakar, Senegal, Maria de Barros lived the first 13 years of her life in Nuakchott, Mauritania in northwest Africa. Her creative heart,...

Nohe & Sus Santos (Nohe and Her Saints) is a four-piece band replete with the musical vibes of Central and North America. Incorporating Alt-Rock en...

Tuvergen Band is a Mongolian Fusion-Folk trio based in Chicago, IL. Each performer brings his own musical tradition to the trio creating a blend of...

When San Salvador perform, its six members stand four in a line, the other two facing in at the sides, as if at a family...

Guatemala’s Doctor Nativo is one of Central America’s most exciting new talents. His music layers Mayan spirituality, social activism, and folk wisdom over a propulsive...

Dwayne (Dopsie) Rubin hails from one of the most influential Zydeco families in the world. Although inspired by tradition, Dwayne has developed his own high-energy...

Crowned “Detroit’s Queen of the Blues'' in 2015, Thornetta Davis, a multi-talented International Singer and Songwriter from Detroit MI is the Winner of over thirty...

Tatiana Hargreaves, Allison de Groot, and Nic Gareiss play across the seams of sight, sound, and touch through fiddle, banjo, and percussive dance. The trio...

Matixando plays original Latin fusion, blending rock, reggae, blues, funk and a variety of Latin rhythms. Founded in 2011 by David Dávila González in Costa...

Saraswathi brings with her a legacy of firsts. She is the first Indian woman and Veena artiste to win a Chicago Music Award in its...

Yacouba Sissoko was born in Kita, Mali, to a well-known djely family. Djelys for centuries they have been the traditional musicians and keepers of the...

Martha Redbone is a Native & African-American vocalist/songwriter/composer/educator. She is known for her unique gumbo of folk, blues, and gospel from her childhood in Harlan...

Irish music accordion virtuoso Jimmy Keane and the remarkable bouzar player and vocalist Pat Broaders, comprise Bohola, Irish music's newest "supergroup" as penned by The Irish...

Kieran Kane’s seminal work in The O'Kanes and Kane Welch Kaplin, as well as co-founding the independent label Dead Reckoning Records, laid the foundation for...

Pamyua showcases Inuit culture through music and dance performance. The show is a platform to share indigenous knowledge and history. Their style derives from traditional...

Forró. Funk. Brass. Pounded by calloused hands; blasted by tight grooves. It calls across time and continents - with a response from hips and feet....

Blato Zlato is a New Orleans-based Balkan band that puts a contemporary Louisiana twist on traditional folk music from Eastern Europe. The band performs dark,...