Les Filles de Illighadad
Future Tuareg music from the female led avant-rock group Les Filles de Illighadad. Mixing traditional percussion with electric guitars, Les Filles brings ancient village folk… More »
Booking Bands
Melaku Belay and Fendika
Melaku Belay and Fendika from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Fendika, a troupe of the most accomplished azmari musicians and dancers from Addis Ababa, draws deeply from… More »
B.C.U.C. (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)
“BCUC will come correct with their energetic, unique and magic formula; the voices of their ancestors, mixed with funk, punk-rock vibrations, hip-hop, Fela-inflections and much… More »
Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar brings rock, desert blues from the Sahel
In the crowded scene of Tuareg guitarists, Mdou Moctar stands apart from his peers. Playing in the repertoire of desert guitar popularized by groups like… More »
Orquesta el Macabeo
One of the great sensations of the current Puerto Rican salsa scene, Orquesta el Macabeo recovers the island’s salsa tradition to update it with new… More »
Qwanqwa – New Music from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Music has long been regarded as “The Universal Language.” It is the world’s mother tongue, understood by all. The name Qwanqwa (literally meaning “language” in… More »
King Ayisoba from Ghana
Hypnotic and bouncing melodies from the king of kologo Born in north-eastern Ghana, King Ayisoba started learning the two-string lute, the kologo, as a small… More »
Ioannis Skoulas and traditional music of Crete and Karpathos
Ioannis Skoulas, multi-instrumentalist and cultural treasure of Crete and Karpathos, now available for US performances in 2018. The folk music of Crete, the largest Greek island,… More »
The Golden Age of Ethiopian Music featuring Girma Beyene and Feedel Band
Ethiopian Music Legend Performing Select Dates in the US in 2017 Girma Beyene was one of the arrangers who made the Ethiopian music of the… More »
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Dos Santos: Anti-Beat Orquesta Perform at Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC June 25, 2016
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Youngblood Brass Band Live at Tropicalia in Washington, DC on November 9, 2014
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