Artists

Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band

Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band

Explore traditional Togolese rhythms with Serge Massama Dogo’s remarkable music, which reflects his passion for the history, culture, and “terroir” of Togo—its full flavor and complexity. The songs are based on Togolese traditional rhythms and include ritual (voodoo)...

Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Chao Tian

Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Chao Tian

Grammy Award winning American Roots artists Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer join Chinese classical hammered dulcimer player Chao Tian in this folk-infused world music exploration. Chinese and American songs are accompanied on yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer), gourd...

Cécilia

Cécilia

Cécilia is a trio of fine Canadian musicians — Timi Turmel on accordion, Erin Leahy on piano, and Louis Schryer on fiddle. They bring fresh spirit to Quebecois and Celtic traditions that have been part of Canadian music for generations. Individually, they have cred...

Symbio

Symbio

LarsEmil Öjeberget and Johannes Geworkian Hellman are Symbio, an imaginative and soulful  meeting of virtuoso folk music and electronic dance music that results in dreamy soundscapes and hypnotic beats. They may be a duo — with Öjeberget on accordion, stamp-box, and...

The Holiday Playgirls

The Holiday Playgirls

The Holiday Playgirls, anchored by Acadiana natives Juliane Mahoney and Renée Reed, interpret the canon of Louisiana French music with their own sincere reverence and air of celebration. Having both spent time working in the archives at UL’s Center for Louisiana...

La Salsoteca

La Salsoteca

La Salsoteca is a powerhouse of salsa and other Afro-Latin dance musics, led by pianist and composer Sergio Ospina Romero, and based in Bloomington, Indiana.

Kiran Ahluwalia

Kiran Ahluwalia

Two-time Juno Award Winner Kiran Ahluwalia sings powerful protest songs rejecting injustice, graced with songs embracing joy.

Rahim AlHaj

Rahim AlHaj

Virtuoso oud musician and composer Rahim AlHaj was born in Baghdad, Iraq, and has played the oud since childhood.

Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi is a Palestinian and Jewish virtuoso trio from Israel. The three-way cultural conversation between members of the trio gives their performances a special energy that transcends borders. Their collaboration celebrates a variety of instrumental works by the...