A champion of Colombia’s Pacific coast Afro-Colombian cultural heritage, Nidia Góngora highlights a folk genre known as curralao, which is performed with marimba and percussion. At the same time, she builds bridges between the acoustic, folkloric repertoire of her...
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)...
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 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...
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, 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 is a powerhouse of salsa and other Afro-Latin dance musics, led by pianist and composer Sergio Ospina Romero, and based in Bloomington, Indiana.
Two-time Juno Award Winner Kiran Ahluwalia sings powerful protest songs rejecting injustice, graced with songs embracing joy.
Virtuoso oud musician and composer Rahim AlHaj was born in Baghdad, Iraq, and has played the oud since childhood.