Featuring musicians like Meklit, Lotus World Music & Arts Festival brings over 20 artists from around the globe together in Bloomington, Indiana, for a 4-day multicultural celebration.
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Alash
Featuring music by artists like Alash, Lotus World Music & Arts Festival brings 20+ artists from around the globe to downtown Bloomington for a 4-day multicultural celebration.
Betsayda Machado y La Parranda el Clavo
Featuring artists like Betsayda Machado y La Parranda el Clavo, Lotus World Music & Arts Festival brings over 20 artists from around the globe to Bloomington, Indiana.
Kardemimmit
The women of Kardemimmit sing and play the Finnish national instrument – the kantele, which is similar to a zither or dulcimer. The quartet has mastered both the 15-stringed and 38-stringed kantele, producing the distinctive sounds made by the plucked acoustic...
Rahim AlHaj
A recipient of the 2015 National Endowment for the Arts National Fellowship, the highest honor for traditional artists in the US, Iraqi oud musician and composer Rahim AlHaj combines traditional Iraqi maqams with contemporary styling and influence. Virtuosically...
Sones De México Ensemble
Sones de México Ensemble was formed as a quartet in 1994 and through the years grew to a sextet of multi-instrumentalists. Today, the original founding members, Juan Díes and Gonzalo Cordova, are joined by Lorena Iñiguez, Zacbé Pichardo, Eric Hines, and Rudy Piñón to...
Wu Man
Recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist, educator and composer giving her lute-like instrument—which has a history of over 2,000 years in China—a new role in both traditional...
Samite
A world-renowned musician, Samite was born and raised in Uganda, where his grandfather taught him to play the traditional African flute. When he was twelve, a music teacher placed a western flute in his hands, setting him on his way to becoming one of East Africa's...
Fiddle ‘n’ Feet
Fiddle 'n' Feet With Jamie Gans on fiddle and Tamara Loewenthal on feet, Fiddle-n-Feet is committed to presenting the very best in percussive dance and traditional Celtic and North American countries. The duo dances, sings, and plays a variety of instruments,...
Yann Falquet & Pascal Gemme
Yann Falquet & Pascal Gemme started their musical journey two decades ago, busking on the streets of Montréal. They have since played over a thousand shows in 20 countries with the Quebecois trio Genticorum, and they now return as a duo to present an intimate show...