The Festival of South African Dance combines the works of Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies. They join together to perform a representation of cultural and political issues in their communities. The companies pulsating, rhythm-filled urban dance is enthralling to audiences of all ages. Comprised of 20 dancers and an abundance of live musicians, the Festival of South African Dance conveys... read full bio
Finbar Wright is a popular music singer, songwriter, and poet from County Cork, Ireland. Finbar Wright is a classically trained tenor who emerged during the in Ireland and has become one of that country's most popular singers", concentrating on romantic, jazz and pop standards for the adult contemporary audience. Referred to as one of Ireland's great romantic singers, his first... read full bio
Nigerian singer-songwriter Adedamola Adefolahan, better known by his stage moniker Fireboy DML, hails from Abeokuta, Ogun State. Fireboy's love of music grew during his early years, and he started giving performances as a member of the church choir in his community. American vocalist Jon Bellion and Passenger were two of his major modern influences. He became well-known for the song "Jealous."... read full bio
Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American celtic punk band that was formed in Los Angeles and is currently signed to SideOneDummy Records. The band consists of Dave King (vocals, guitar, banjo, bodhrán), Bridget Regan-King (fiddle, uillean pipes, vocals), Dennis Casey (guitar, vocals), Matt Hensley (accordion, concertina), Nathen Maxwell (bass, vocals), Bob Schmidt (mandolin, banjo) and George Schwindt (drums, percussion).... read full bio
Flor de Toloache is an edgy and versatile mariachi group. Beginning as a trio, the collaboration between harp, violin, and fiol, Flor de Toloache has since expanded to be a full mariachi ensemble. The members of the ensemble join together from across the world, hailing from countries like Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Australia, Colombia, Germany, Italy, and more. The group... read full bio
The Folklore Mexicano Dance Company is a ballet folklorico ensemble that specializes in indigenous dances from Mexico's numerous regions, each of which has its own bright costumes, distinctive music and dance forms. Research is the foundation of the Folklore Mexicano Dance Company. Their dances are based on ethnographic and anthropological research they've done while traveling around Mexico and interacting with the... read full bio
Fuse ODG is a recording artist, a talented rapper, singer, and songwriter. Best known for his single, ‘Antenna’, which hit the UK Singles Chart at number 7, Fuse ODG has shown his talents in the industry many times, in many different ways. His music demonstrates a combination of different sounds, including world music. Influenced by his upbringing in Ghana, Fuse... read full bio
Gabriel Ayala is a member of the Yaqui tribe in the southern part of Arizona. He is an extremely skilled guitar player who has a Master's Degree in Music Performance from the University of Arizona. He has released three albums completely on his own and has been featured on many other C's for other artists as well. He has won... read full bio
"Gaelic Storm was a Celtic band comprised of members Steve Twigger, Patrick Murphy, and Steve Wehmever. Now, Gaelic Storm has added additional members, Katie Grennen, Ryan Lacey, and Pete Purvis, who have given the band a new sound. Gaelic Storm has topped the Billboard World Chart six times, appeared at a variety of popular music festivals, and headlined at the... read full bio
Divahn takes audiences on an audiovisual experience with the lead vocals of Galeet Dardashti and professional performance dancers. Spellbound audiences of all ages delight in Divahns bold all-female powerhouse cast. They combine traditional and original Jewish songs with a contemporary and edgy twist. The group has generated an international following, performing in venues ranging from international concert galleries to the... read full bio
The Torch Bearers of Puerto Ricos Plena, Bomba, and Beyond! Four-Time Grammy Nominee Plena Libre is the Music of Puerto Rico as it Should Be Experienced Live! Captivating and moving audiences over the course of a seventeen-year, thirteen-album career, this fine-tuned Puerto Rican-based ensemble of virtuoso musicians has only gotten better with age, as evidenced by their four recent Grammy... read full bio
The New York Times referred to Ghalia Benali as "a maker of her own myths." The Belgian-Tunisian artist Ghalia Benali began her artistic career as an actress, painter, designer, composer, writer, and vocalist. Reviving the ancient and establishing the new, blending various musical genres, and bridging cultural divides are all inevitable results of combining the two extremes she experienced. Raised in... read full bio
Ghetto Tango is a stirring and inspirational performance that features songs and music performed in the underground nightclubs, which appeared in the Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe. The musical genre was originally created for entertaining people in a time where many of the composers and lyricists were raised in a world of crumbling institutions during World War II. Group co-creator,... read full bio
A DJ, record collector and host of one of BBC Radio 6 Music's most well-liked music programs, Gilles Peterson also runs the independent record label Brownswood Recordings and is the creator of the internet radio station Worldwide FM. On the GTA V video game, Gilles is also the host of the Worldwide FM radio station. Peterson has advocated for the cutting edge... read full bio
Givers is an indie pop group from Louisiana. A combination of vocals, percussion, guitar, bass, flute, keyboard, and saxophone, this group demonstrates their multi-instrumentalist talents through their music. Inspired by the hardships they experienced during Hurricane Katrina, the band formed after using music to join together and build each other up. Their music is influenced by many different genres, including... read full bio
Glasser is the one-woman orchestra of Cameron Mesirow. Glasser entered public consciousness in 2009 with her debut EP, Apply. The intimate, luxurious music resonated widely, despite being made by Cameron, alone and in airplanes and shoe stores, on Garage Band. With her album Ring, however, Cameron worked for months with producer Ariel Rechtshaid to re-imagine her musical arrangements, incorporating organic... read full bio
Golem is a six piece, Eastern European Klezmer-rock band that was formed by performer, singer, writer, dancer, linguist, pianist and accordionist Annette Ezekiel Kogan. Over the years, the New York based band has collected Jewish, Gypsy, and Slavic folk songs and became a leading translator and innovator. Today the band pushes forward into the 21st century by rewriting, adding, editing,... read full bio
A family band called Gonora Sounds has been performing on the streets of Zimbabwe providing thousands of commuters with entertainment with their Gonora Sounds-inspired street rhythm. Daniel Gonora, the band's lead vocalist and guitarist who is blind, is a master on the guitar, and his drummer-protégé son Isaac plays the drums. The band has expanded in recent years to include... read full bio
Great Big Sea is not a band you just go and see, or a CD you just listen to. Great Big Sea is something you have to do." Lead singer Alan Doyle's description of his band might be simple, but it comes close to describing the phenomena that is Great Big Sea. Their records are renowned for drawing together disparate... read full bio
Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan, and Romero Lubambo join together to create exquisite music via the guitar. Isbin is a three-time Grammy Award winner, Jordan a jazz master, and Lubambo a Brazilian guitarist. Their sounds, combined together, create a performance that is unique from any other. The trio demonstrates incredible skill in guitar. Critics have reported, These three amazing instrumentalists were... read full bio
