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…
Juan Tejeda Juan Tejeda is a musician, writer, ex-jefe danzante Mexica-Azteca, arts administrator, educator, activist, editor and publisher. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicano Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Arts degree in Bicultural Studies from the University of Texas at…
Utako Toyama Utako Toyama is a multi-award-winning composer, founder of SkyBridge and co-founder of Songs for World Peace. She is also a recipient of an exceptional talent visa in the U.S. and the UK and is currently based in London, UK. Her goal is to use the maximum of her…
Connie Fortunato Connie Fortunato has a passion to inspire children to dream big dreams and then work hard to achieve them. She believes that all children are talented and when involved in a dynamic and positive learning environment, can break through the limitations of a system or society that fails…
Vera Chisvo Maria Chisvo is a young woman, funky jazz vocalist, voice actor, model and guitarist who goes by the pseudonym Vera. She is a creative catalyst winner of the Women Rising Award from the Hub Unconference 2020, US Embassy International Visitors Leadership Program Alumni of 2021, and Pop Up…
Kartika Jahja Kartika Jahja is a vocalist and songwriter with the group Tika & The Dissidents. Some of the albums they have released to date are Frozen Love Songs (2005), Defrosted Love Songs (2006), Headless Songstress (2009) and MERAH (2016). The band is known to fuse different genres from punk,…
Dayvin Hallmon Before he could speak, Dayvin M.A. Hallmon showed an awareness and love of music. At the age of five years old he began taking piano lessons. Later he learned the clarinet and saxophone. A few years later, Dayvin began studying the violin and viola. Perfectly at home in…
Candice Wicks-Davis Candice is a Long Beach native and the founder and CEO of Edutainment for Equity. She holds a Masters in Education from San Francisco State University and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from UC Berkeley. She has 20 years of experience in the field of technical assistance. Candice is…
Kalyn Fay Oklahoma-bred songwriter Kalyn Fay has a voice that commands rapt attention, whether filling a theater or piercing the din of a dive bar. It’s a tenor timbre a first-time listener once aptly described as “butterscotch,” all rich and velveteen, bold, singular. Fay’s been writing and recording her own…
Branjae Jackson Branjae is the personification of Black American Music. She is an artist, activist, dancer, singer, and actress who empowers women and inspires hope for us all. She asks “why not” through her music, challenging listeners to embrace their natural selves. Branjae is a fearless, headstrong, and energetic woman…
