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...
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...
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 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 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...
Double BBC Folk Award nominees Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker infuse ageless stories of love and loss with their exquisite command of many instruments. Josienne was born in Sussex and Ben, in Evesham; it was after studying in London, and utterly by chance, that they...
For Tony Artis, aka “Baba Amoah,” drum-making combines his interests in music, aesthetics, and Nigerian Yoruba culture. His craft allows him to have a greater connection to the music he plays, because he believes that the drum takes on the maker’s voice. A native of...
Led by master percussionist Johnny Kalsi, this London-based collective is founded on the Indian bhangra drumming traditions of Kalsi’s native Punjab. However, Indian bhangra drumming is just the starting point for Dhol Foundation’s freewheeling style. Rock, pop,...
This Hungarian ensemble is a tamburitza band: it’s built around the tambura, a small string instrument reminiscent of the mandolin. Add wind instruments and accordion, and you have the Söndörgő sound. Growing up amidst a strong Serbian culture in their small town near...
Senegalese kora meets Lithuanian kanklès in the duo of Solo Cissokho and Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė. Solo is a griot, a storyteller and praise singer devoted to transmitting his African heritage, who plays the kora, a 21-stringed West African instrument that is part harp,...