Rissi Palmer Rissi Palmer, who describes her musical style as "Southern Soul," has received widespread media attention in national publications including Ebony, Billboard, People, Newsweek, Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal and more. She has performed on the CBS Morning Show, CNN, Oprah & Friends, at the White…
Julia Keefe Julia Keefe (Nez Perce) is a nationally acclaimed Native American jazz vocalist, bandleader, actor, and educator currently based in New York City. Her professional career has spanned over 18 years and she has headlined marquee events at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C., NMAI-NY, as well as opened…
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…
Cary Morin Described as “one of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,” Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of America like no other. With deft fingerstyle guitar and vocals that alternately convey melodic elation and gritty world-weariness, Morin crafts an inimitable style often characterized as roots-infused…
Nique Love Rhodes Nique Love Rhodes is a multi-hyphenate hip-hop artist and renaissance woman from Detroit, Michigan with the mission, musical and otherwise, to set souls on fire and contribute positive vibes in the world. Imagine the spirit of Bob Marley, the conscious and thoughtful content of a Lauryn Hill…
Charlie Mosbrook Suffering an incomplete spinal cord injury in 2010, Charlie now spends much of his time using a wheelchair and cane for mobility. A two-time Ironman triathlete and 12-time marathon finisher, he drew on his experience and persistence in endurance sports to continue moving forward as a performer, touring…
Krudas Cubensi 2019 Internationally recognized as Krudas Cubensi, Odaymar & Oli are originally Cuban Queer Trans Nonbinary Artivists Feminist Hip-Hop Pioneers, currently Oakland California residents. Working class Independent Musicians, Justice Fighters standing for black people, trans people, woman, queers, inmigrants, intersectional beings. In the nineties in Cuba they developed into…
Shelley Morningsong 2019 Native American Music Awards "Artist of the Year" Singer, Songwriter, Native American flute player, Grammy Member, ASCAP Member, Photographer, Painter, Shelley Morningsong (Northern Cheyenne & Scandinavian) is a Multiple Music Award Winner. Shelley also writes theme songs for organizations that she believes in, such as Colorado Springs…
Gina Loring Of African American, Eastern European Jewish and Muscogee Creek Native American descent, Dr. Gina Loring is a poet, vocalist, scholar, activist, and teaching artist. She has served as the Poet-in-Residence at UC Berkeley Law School and is the current Poet Laureate of the African American Policy Forum. Through…
Thea Hopkins A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard MA, performing songwriter Thea Hopkins calls her music – Red Roots Americana. The Washington Post has described her as "a standout writer." In March 2021, it was announced Thea was the Grand Prize Winner of the 22nd Great…
