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…
Stellar Transcendental folk bard Stellar is a clear voice ringing out for justice and liberation. Seamlessly weaving the evocative story and soul of their songwriting with the clarity and urgency of our times, their 2021 solo debut RAINBOW SHADOWS is a manifesto of fury and compassion, a message in a…
Dumi Right Dumi Right is a performing artist, MC, and songwriter who has been recognized as a standard bearer in global and progressive hip hop circles for many years. He was first introduced to audiences during hip hop’s golden age as a member of Zimbabwe Legit, one of the first…
David G Smith Internationally acclaimed Artist-Songwriter David G Smith is an acoustic roots solo performer with a lyric intensive style featuring guitars, a resonator, music and a voice that range from dirt-funk to intimate. His music is a blend of Folk, Americana, Country & Blues and speaks to the issues…
Ruben 'Beny' Esguerra Ruben “Beny” Esguerra arrived as a child to Tkaronto from Bacatá (Bogotá, Colombia) as a political refugee with his parents, who were receiving threats for their human rights activism. Today, he is a JUNO nominated multi-instrumentalist/producer, spoken-word poet, arts educator and community worker. in 2021, he was…
Tanaya Winder Tanaya Winder is an author, singer / songwriter, poet, and motivational speaker who comes from an intertribal lineage of Southern Ute, Pyramid Lake Paiute, and Duckwater Shoshone Nations where she is an enrolled citizen. She received a BA in English from Stanford University and a MFA in creative…
Kristen Graves Kristen Graves is a folk/americana singer, songwriter and humanitarian. Mentioned by both Rolling Stone and the New York Times, and given her own day across the state of Connecticut by Governor Malloy for her musicianship and activism, she has shared stages with Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, Peter Yarrow,…
Enrique Chi Enrique Chi is the guitarist and songwriter of psychedelic Panamanian band Making Movies, whose critically acclaimed album - XOPA - has lifted the group into international acclaim. XOPA reached #1 album on the NACC Latin Music chart and was praised by NPR, Afropunk, and Remezcla for its unique…
Maggie Szabo Hailing from Canada but currently based in Los Angeles, Maggie Szabo has been extremely busy releasing a series of high-profile singles, remixes and EPs that have put her on the map as a pop artist and changemaker. Her hit single ‘My Oh My’ was named Stingray Radio’s “Trending…
Jasiri X Jasiri X is the first independent Hip-Hop artist to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate, which he received from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2016. This recognition grew out of the spiritual/political urgency and artistic vision he shared on songs like “Justice For Trayvon” and “Strange Fruit”, which documented the…
