Carla Gover

Carla Gover

Carla Gover Carla Gover is a Kentucky-born artist who performs original and traditional music. She offers renditions of ballads and banjo tunes from her native Appalachia as well as original tunes which touch upon themes of home, family, a sense of place, social justice, and spirituality. She has won a…
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Byron Au Yong

Byron Au Yong

Byron Au Yong Composer and educator Byron Au Yong (歐陽良仁) creates musical events Variety calls “claustrophobic and expansive, intimate and existential, personal and political all at once.” He was born to Chinese immigrants in Pittsburgh and raised in the Pacific Northwest. His upbringing informs an attention to the ways people…
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KeruBo

KeruBo

KeruBo KeruBo is a Vermont-based singer/songwriter born in Kendu Bay, Kenya. She has been a working musician for more than 20 years. Her musical influences range from traditional African music to gospel, blues, and Afro-jazz. She was a background vocalist and dancer for legendary Afro-Jazz artists such as the late…
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Mehuman

Mehuman

Mehuman Mehuman means, “The Faithful One”. Artist, activist, advocate, adventurer and true to her ancient name, Mehuman's songs invite the listener into her fearless transparency. Mehuman’s signature sound, “folk hop for hip folk” is Affrilachia - Americana, is rooted in the traditional rhythms of Gospel, Jazz, and Blues. With keening…
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Nicolás Valdez

Nicolás Valdez

Nicolás Ramiro Valdez Nicolás Ramiro Valdez is a San Antonio, Texas based performance artist with over 15 years experience in cultural arts activism. His introduction to the stage came early. Nicolás was trained in traditional Conjunto music by master accordionist Valerio Longoria Sr. at the age of 9 and by…
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Emilia Dahlin

Emilia Dahlin

Emilia Dahlin Emilia Dahlin is a folk artist from Gorham, Maine. She says that “music connects us to the deepest parts of our humanity, and … stitches us together.” A mother of a refugee and a friend of many in war-torn countries, many of Emilia’s songs explore themes of immigration,…
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