Artists

Founder of Marimbea. Works with indigenous communities throughout Colombia. Based in Cali.

Renowned speaker and women's rights advocate.  Percussion specialist.  Based in Kenya

Eighth generation saragni player and vocalist. Ethnomusicology PhD from Wesleyan University. Originally from New Delhi.

Elementary music education specialist. Accomplished Klezmer musician. Fulbright Research Scholar currently based in Transylvania.

Founder of Musicmatters School. PhD from Cantebury University. Currently based in Colombo.

Cross-cultural flute and aerophone specialist. Originally from Chile. Currently based in Kathmandu.

Renowned folk and contemporary musician. Vocal, accordion, and dance specialist. Currently based in the Bay Area.  

Founder of the Dreaming Girls Foundation. Choral music and jazz leader. Originally from Johannesburg.

Percussionist and scholar based in Rotterdam. Student of the Mishra gharana. Originally from Ahmedabad.

Traditional and Contemporary musician.  Rubab and Indo-Pak-Afghan folk practitioner. Based in Arizona.  

Seasoned practitioner of traditional Korean drumming, theatre, and ritual. Based in Brooklyn. Originally from outside Seoul.

Leela Grace is a vivacious, creative, inspiring, loving, knowledgable, and thoughtful teacher, performer, and musical mentor. Based in Portland. 

Guitarist and song writer based in Brooklyn. Dance music specialist. Originally from near Santa Domingo.

Contemporary Vocalist and music therapy specialist.  Faculty at the Global Music Institute. Based in LA.

Traditional Korean musician based in Brooklyn. Experiments in new contexts. Originally from outside Seoul.

Traditional and Contemporary musician.  Tabla and Indo-Pak-Afghan folk practitioner. Based in LA.  

Traditional balalaika and domra performer. Originally from Ukraine. Currently based in Toronto.

World traveling song-writer and guitarist. Currently based in Kathmandu. Originally from Santiago.

Composer, Improviser based in Brooklyn. Faculty at Julliard and NEC. Originally from Sao Paulo.

Klezmer and experimental music specialist. Currently based in Brooklyn. Originally from Philadelphia.

Renown multi-cultural and genre bending performer. Educated in India, Scotland, and the US. Originally from New Delhi.

Renown pop, dance, and traditional music performer. Currently based in Washington DC. Originally from Bogata.

Academic Director of Kathmandu Conservatory. Jazz and vocal music specialist. Currently based in Nepal.

Aspiring jazz musician. Currently based in Brooklyn. Originally from Sao Paulo.

Co-chair of Contemporary Improvisation Department at New England Conservatory. Renowned folk music.

Versatile multi-percussionist based in Queens. Drummer for Prince Royo. Originally from Puerto Plata.

Highly regarded Tibetan folk music specialist. Currently based in upstate New York.  

Elder master and 10th generation balafone performer. Founding member of Silkroad Ensemble. 

Composer, performer and scholar. Ethnomusicology PhD candidate at Wesleyan University. Originally from St. Petersburg.

Versatile guitarist and vocalist. Creator of Electric Togoland. Originally from Lome, Togo.

Shivaraj Natraj, AKA The Konnakol Beatboxer is an internationally renowned vocal artist hailing from Bangalore, South India.

Mehrnam Rastegari is a prominent Iranian musician and film score composer, singer, violinist, and master Kamancheh player.

Beitong is in the first class to graduate from Bard with a degree in Chinese instrument performance offered through the US-China Music Institute. 

Born in Hefei, Anhui, China, she is currently studying media and music at the University of Leipzig, Germany. Her playing style includes traditional Chinese music as well as modern music.

Itay Dayan is an Israeli clarinetist and composer currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the New England Conservatory.

A native of Puerto Rico, Alfonso Piacentini holds an M.M. in orchestral conducting from Boston Conservatory at Berklee and a B.M. in orchestral percussion from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

Gerson De La Rosa is a Puerto Rican percussionist and educator based in Boston. Gerson studied with Jose Alicea Espada and has performed regularly with the Puerto Rico Philharmonic Orchestra and Puerto Rico Youth Symphony Orchestra

Bahar Badieitabar is an Iranian oud player and composer, currently studying composition and performance at Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship.