Roshan Ganu is a multimedia narrative artist originally from Goa-India, now based in Minneapolis. As a part of her narrative work she makes comics, cartoons about her surroundings, and also builds multimedia installations, based on what the story/concept demands. She is the recipient of the Next Step Fund and Arts Impact for Groups awards by [...]
Ragamala Dance Company
Experience the dance, music, and culture of India with Ragamala Dance Company, and enrich multiple areas of your curriculum—dance, music, world cultures, diversity—with this nationally renowned ensemble! Ragamala Dance Company is driven by the artistic vision of mother-daughters Ranee Ramaswamy, Aparna Ramaswamy, and Ashwini Ramaswamy. By creating original, multi-disciplinary dance works rooted in the South [...]
Pooja Goswami Pavan
Pooja Goswami Pavan, Ph.D., is a Hindustani (North Indian classical) vocalist, composer, teacher and scholar, whose silky, yet strong voice has the ability to move effortlessly in three octaves. Her deep and extensive training in the traditional Hindustani idiom by several masters has allowed her to broaden her ability to sing and teach a wide [...]
Orkestar Bez Ime (OBI)
Booking evening and weekend performances. Since 2002, Orkestar Bez Ime (or-KESS-tar behz EE-meh) has been sharing Balkan and Romany music, culture, dance and history with audiences across the United States. We believe that music is the universal language that brings disparate people together—even when the language is foreign and the music unfamiliar. One of our [...]
Nirmala Rajasekar
Nirmala Rajasekar is one of the premier Saraswathi veena players in the world today. A dynamic and vibrant musician, she has performed in many the leading stages in India and around the world, including venues such as Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav (Pune), the Music Academy (Chennai), Carnegie Hall (New York), United Nations (New York) and the [...]
Luftl (formerly Nanilo)
Luftl, formerly known as Nanilo, is Sarina Partridge and Sarah Larsson, a duo of women singing songs of diaspora. Luftl is a duo of women singing songs of diaspora. Luftl traces musical lines to tradition from Jewish and Eastern European roots. Singing entirely in the songs’ original languages, including Yiddish, Russian, Ladino, Hebrew, and more, the duo [...]
The Maroons
The Maroons are a Minneapolis musical trio that performs the popular music of the English-speaking Caribbean Islands, including reggae, nyabinghi, mento, rock steady, ska, calypso and soca. The Maroons take their name from the Jamaican Maroons who were originally African slaves and Arawak Caribbean indigenous who escaped to form mountainous communities of freedom fighters around [...]
Laura MacKenzie
Considered a Master Folk Artist (Minnesota State Arts Board), Laura MacKenzie has learned from many tradition-bearers on both sides of the Atlantic. Of Scottish heritage (through Rankins and MacKenzies), her people came to the United States by way of Nova Scotia and Northern Ireland. In Saint Paul, Minnesota, Laura learned to play traditional music at [...]
