Artists

The Latin fusion, hip-hop, and reggae of Forgotten Tribe is feel-good music for the soul. Band leader Khiry Managan is a singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist; his original music is meant to resonate with audiences of diverse backgrounds. “What we’re trying to do...

Based in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, Bachata Academy is the world’s only school for bachata music. The Bachata Academy, or Academia de Bachata, has 550 students, ranging in age from 3 years to 24 years old. They have a staff of 45 faculty. Theirs is the only program...

Born in Rusape, Zimbabwe, Dan Kusaya’s journey as a musician began with being immersed in traditional music and culture: ngoma percussion and dance, hosho (Zimbabwean gourd instruments), marimba, and mbira. Now, he’s a one-man band, live looping multiple instruments...

Hosted by Corey Harris – “one of blues’ most faithful contemporary griots” (NPR “Mountain Stage”) – and featuring renowned Creole/Blues musician Cedric Watson, “True Blues” brings the extraordinary living culture of the blues to the Lotus stage this year.

Local favorites Coolmule are Genevieve Koester, Jesse Woolen-Danner, Abby Ladin, and Sam Bartlett (on fiddle, guitar, bass, and banjo, respectively).

Founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side, Bread and Puppet Theater is now based in Vermont.

Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small come to Lotus from the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia. Their acoustic instrumentation (fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and exquisite vocal harmonies channel a golden era of Appalachian music that encompasses old-time,...