Floco Torres Floco Torres is a Hip-Hop Musician, Producer, Composer, 1/2 of the Hip-Hop duo Free Black!, Graphic Designer & Community Outreach Director. 38 projects deep into his career, he has envisioned and revisioned his creative expression countless times and with this adaptive style he has gained a steady following…
Dani Saldo Dani Saldo is a disabled Filipino-Canadian artist, songwriter who makes vulnerable & conversational music with moody melancholy & dreamy coming of age productions. Her music is genuine & honest as she explores love & self-discovery. With a proven track record, her song “All I Need” premiered in Anna…
María José Montijo Esotérica Tropical (María José Montijo), a queer Boricua bruja, defies boundaries with her show-stopping voice, intuitive folk harp, Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba rhythms, and electronic innovation. Her music challenges colonial mentality while championing sovereignty and surrealism. In 2009, destiny bestowed a Celtic harp upon Esotérica Tropical on a…
Shawna Potter Shawna Potter is an activist, educator, Intimacy Coordinator, and the lead singer of the Baltimore feminist punk band, War On Women. Through her music and her work, Shawna has been empowering people to make their community more fun and inclusive for over a decade. She created the Safer…
Namel Norris Namel “TapWaterz” Norris, the paraplegic hip-hop artist, has become a beacon of hope for those who face adversity, using his music to speak out against social injustices and inspire people to never give up. With an impressive resume that includes speaking at the White House, performing at the…
Shumaila Hemani Shumaila Hemani, Ph.D. (University of Alberta) is an ethnomusicologist, Sufi singer, soundscape composer, and former Music Faculty (Semester at Sea) whose work bridges music, mental health, and climate justice. She has been a keynote speaker and performer at the Map the Systems Canada Finals (Mount Royal University, 2024)…
Precious Perez Precious Perez, also known as “the blind reggaetonera” is a new artist with American and Latin roots. Born in Boston to a Puerto Rican family and currently a resident of Kentucky, Precious is entering her new musical era after graduating with a double major in Music Education and…
Andrea Wise Smith Andrea Wise Smith is a multi-disciplinary mission driven creative that works at the intersections of musical expression, place-based education, equitable community development, and collective liberation. As a singer and songwriter, Andrea draws from her cultural heritage as an African American woman in the Black Diaspora. Andrea’s melodic and…
Steven Arrowtopknot Steven Arrowtopknot, from Browning, Montana, is a musician and cultural advocate with over 20 years of experience in powwow and round dance music. Steven creates, records, mixes, and masters music for himself and many other Native American artists. His hard work and talent earned him a Grammy nomination…
Talon Bazille Talon Bazille is a rap artist, producer and sound designer from the Cheyenne River Lakota and Crow Creek Dakota tribes in South Dakota. He began recording at 13, and in high school, Bazille worked to stay in gifted and talented programs which became a means of recording. Always…
