Percussionist Bernard Woma is a master of the Ghanaian gyil, or xylophone, which he has been playing since he was two years old. Founder and director of the Dagara Music and Arts Center in Accra, Ghana, he is a gifted and experienced teacher: from school programs in...
Lotus in the Park
Sancocho Music & Dance Collage
Dance and drumming of Cuba and Puerto Rico come to Lotus in the Park by way of Sancocho Music and Dance Collage. The group takes its name from a Latin American stew of meats, vegetables, and spices, and their workshop will introduce participants to signature “flavors”...
Radha Lakshmi
Radha Lakshmi is an interdisciplinary artist whose work draws on the women’s ritual and folkloric arts of her native Southern India, as well as other aboriginal traditions. She is an expert in the art of kolam, a traditional Indian form that incorporates mythology and...
The Revelers
The Revelers have serious cred on the Louisiana music scene – they are founding members of the Red Stick Ramblers and the Pine Leaf Boys, two groups at the forefront of Louisiana’s cultural renaissance. The Revelers push beyond the traditional and serve up a musical...
Kaia
* Kat Domingo Memorial Artist * Kaia performs jazz, spirituals, original compositions, improvisations, and songs from many cultural traditions around the globe. From haunting ballads to bawdy drinking songs, this Bloomington-based vocal ensemble explores aspects of...
Lotus Dickey Song Workshop
Grey Larsen, Janne Henshaw, NanMcEntire, Steve Dickey, Nancy Dickey, and Paul Tyler — all of whom knew Hoosier musician and songwriter Lotus Dickey (1911-1989)—will lead a workshop in which you’ll learn some of Lotus’s best songs. The Lotus World Music and Arts...
Arga Bileg
The seven-piece group Arga Bileg introduces jazz improvisation into Mongolian folk music traditions. The ensemble includes polished musicians, composers, and choreographers; their sound is elegant and compelling. Traditional Mongolian music is strongly influenced by...