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| | Alessandra Belloni | |
| | Born in Italy, Alessandra Belloni is the only female artist in the world who specializes in Southern Italian tambourines and percussion combined with ritual dances and singing.
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| | Alex Cuba | |
| | Canadian-based Cuban artist Alex Cuba represents the new wave of Cuban musicians moving outside the traditional confines of the classic Cuban sound.
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| | Baay Bia | |
| | Baay Bia has emerged as one of the leading figures in the thriving hip hop scene in Senegal. Passionate about his country, Baay Bia is committed to making positive social and environmental changes.
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| | Baay Musa | |
| | Baay Musa is an artist hailing from Senegal. The musical traditions of Senegalese culture had a heavy influence him growing up, especially since his family and cousins were members of the famous Senegalese Afrobeat group Waflash.
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| | Baba Zula | |
| | Baba Zula, hailing from Turkey, mixes oriental instruments such as the darbuka, saz, and spoons with electronic and modern sounds to create a unique sound they like to call “Oriental Dub”.
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| | Baye Kouyate et les Tougarakes | |
| | Talking drum master Baye Kouyate, originally from Bamako, Mali, has performed all over the globe. Fusing traditional sounds of Mali with influences such as jazz, reggae and Latin groove...
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| | Ben Herson from Nomadic Wax | |
| | Ben Herson, founder/director of Nomadic Wax, a global hip-hop record label dedicated to record, documenting and presenting hip-hop and underground music from around the world. Herson is also an internationally celebrated producer and musician.
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| | Black Bear Combo | |
| | Black Bear Combo is a brass/reed band that formed in 2002. Their sound fuses traditional music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans, with their own noise, free jazz and rock backgrounds.
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| | Bobby Friction | |
| | Paramdeep Singh Sehdeva, better known as Bobby Friction, is a BBC DJ on Radio 1 and is also a television and radio presenter on the BBC Asian Network from West London.
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| | Calexico | |
| | Calexico's music blends faux-spaghetti western soundtracks with indie rock, folk and Mexican mariachi music. Their sun-drenched, Mariachi-kissed music should warm even the most chilled hearted.
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| | Chicha Libre | |
| | “CHICHA” is the name of corn-based liquor favored by the Incas in pre-colombian days. Chicha is also the name of a South American music craze which started out in the late 70's in the Peruvian Amazon.
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| | Chiwoniso | |
| | Hailing from Zimbabwe, Chiwoniso is a voice of hope for a society in crisis. She melds the conventional and modern, sings in English and different African languages and uses contemporary instruments and traditional African instruments in her ensemble.
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| | Cordero | |
| | Cordero has toured nationally supporting Los Lobos, Indigo Girls, Trailer Bride, and Calexico, and they have appeared in major US cities with Ozomatli, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, and others.
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| | DJ Boo | |
| | Whether he is throwing down the best in hip hop, reggae and classics in NYC, or laying down instrumentals for local MC’s, DJ Boo is steadily becoming a recognizable name in the ever growing hip hop scene.
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| | DJ C | |
| | Beat producer, party scientist and remixer of artists from M.I.A. to Gregory Isaacs, DJ C continues to spread his eclectic gospel of bass-heavy, bounced-up, dance floor genre-blends across the globe.
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| | DJ Dhakfu | |
| | DJ DhakFu lives to share the sounds and arts of the global underground with the citizens of Chicago and the world beyond.
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| | DJ Gitana Angela | |
| | Recently featured on Chicago Public Radio, where she has spun gypsy music, reggae, high energy Balkan brass, klezmer, kumbia poder, sextura, ragga muffin, salsa, Indian, Arabica, Turkish, gypsy cabaret, Serbian, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, and more.
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| | DJ Joe Bryl | |
| | A true pioneer continuing to push the international sounds as a DJ, he is also the artistic director for Sonotheque where he presents internationally renowned DJs.
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| | DJ Maga Bo | |
| | Maga Bo is a DJ/producer working with an international collision of styles, sounds and location recordings from all continents and beats. His sound is a mashup of batucada, rai, capoeira...
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| | Desafinado | |
| | Based in Champaign-Urbana, IL, Desafinado is a six-piece ensemble that plays a combination of Samba, Bossa Nova and Musica Popular Brasileira.
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| | Dhafer Youssef | |
| | Singer, composer, and oud player Dhafer Youssef of Teboulba, Tunisia combines Sufi tradition, world, mystical, and jazz influences with Arabic lyricism.
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| | Dya Singh Ensemble | |
| | Dya Singh sings about spirituality in his native Punjabi (with occasional English explanations) and blends traditional music with modern and contemporary trends, country & western and new acoustic sounds.
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| | Ensemble Al-Kindî | |
| | The Ensemble Al-Kindî, founded by the virtuoso of Arab zither (qânûn) Julien Jâlal Eddine Weiss, resident in the capital of northern Syria and a place on the famous Silk Road is currently rated among the best formations devoted to classical Arab music.
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| | Etran Finatawa | |
| | The literal meaning of the name Etran Finatawa is ‘the stars of tradition’. Hailing from Niger, the band consists of six players three of whom are Tuareg and three of whom are Wodaabe-Fulani.
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| | Etugen Ensemble | |
| | The group’s repertory features a range of traditional Mongolian folk music and songs. When one hears Etugen perform, one better understands the lives of a people who live in close collaboration with the natural and spiritual worlds that surround them.
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| | Fandanguero | |
| | Son Jarocho and more
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| | Fiamma Fumana & Mondine di Novi Choir | |
| | Fiamma Fumana began as a studio project in 1999 -- a tribute to the female vocal tradition of Northern Italy (like the choirs of mondine, the rice gatherers who were all young girls) revitalized by a new generation and electronic dance music culture.
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| | Gaida Hinnawi Ensemble | |
| | Gaida Hinnawi is a vocalist and composer working at the intersection of the Arab and improvised music scenes of New York.
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| | Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko | |
| | Canadian Juno Award winning accomplished banjoist Jayme Stone together with Malian griot singer and kora (string instrument from West Africa similar to harp or lute) player Mansa Sissoko build a boundary-crossing musical bridge from Africa to Appalachia.
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| | Kabile | |
| | One of Bulgaria's premier wedding bands, the group specializes in performing native music on traditional village instruments.
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| | Krukid | |
| | Born and raised in Uganda, East Africa, Edwin Ruyonga, also known as Krukid, fell in love with hip hop at an early age.
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| | La Musgaña | |
| | Celebrating twenty years together, La Musgaña (meaning "the water rat") features original members Jamie Muñoz, wooden flutes, clarinets, accordion, bagpipe & soprano sax; Carlos Beceiro, cittern, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, bass, hurdy-gurdy.
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| | Lamajamal | |
| | Originating in the ethnically diverse music scene in Chicago, Lamajamal (a palindrome derived from the Arabic word for beauty) formed out of the common goal to blend the diverse musical backgrounds of each member into their own unique expression.
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| | Little Cow | |
| | Little Cow mixes and matches styles of Gypsy-tinged ska, rock, funk, and pop songs into dance music in the best proportion.
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| | Lo Còr de la Plana | |
| | Lo Còr de la Plana matches the voices of six male a-cappella singers with the clapping beat of a variety of hand drums.
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| | Los Vicios De Papa | |
| | Los Vicios De Papa started in 2001 as the first Latin Ska band in the windy city.
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| | M.anifest | |
| | M.anifest is a rapidly rising hip-hop artist born in Ghana and currently residing in Minneapolis.
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| | MC Zulu | |
| | Producer, engineer and reggae singer, Zulu got his start as a producer of house and underground hip hop in Chicago.
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| | Mamak Khadem | |
| | Inspired by her travels throughout the Middle East, Mamak Khadem’s music is based on melodies from various regions of Iran and related musical cultures.
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| | Mariachi Luz de Luna | |
| | In the hands of Mariachi Luz de Luna, mariachi proves itself a joyous and, at times, regal music.
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| | Mohsen Namjoo | |
| | Mohsen Namjoo is an Iranian troubadour. A songwriter, composer, poet, actor, and lyricist, who learned from master Iranian folk musicians.
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| | Mor Karbasi | |
| | Mor Karbasi is a singer-songwriter, from Jerusalem, Israel.
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| | Moscow Nights | |
| | Moscow Nights is a versatile trio of world-recognized, prize-winning musicians from Russia.
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| | Prasanna's Electric Ghanesha Ensemble | |
| | Clothing more than 27 traditional South Indian ragas in an arena rock sound, Prasanna creates compositions that are both whimsical and spiritual.
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| | Rachel Unthank & Winterset | |
| | Steeped in the musical heritage and folklore of northeast England, Rachel Unthank and her younger sister Becky found a fresh way of presenting the songs, stories and customs of their home area of Newcastle to a young, new audience.
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| | Radiohiro | |
| | Radiohiro has been bringing the electronic sounds of the Indian subcontinent straight to Chicago for years under the monthly club night Bombay Beatbox.
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| | Reelroad | |
| | Reelroad makes ancient Russian music come alive with modern arrangements, global rhythms and youthful energy.
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| | Richard Hagopian's Kef Ensemble | |
| | Richard Hagopian is a virtuoso on the oud, a principal instrument of Armenian, Turkish, and Arab musical traditions.
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| | Rupa & the April Fishes | |
| | Rupa's nomadic upbringing has led her to write and sing songs in a multitude of languages, including French, Spanish, Hindi and English.
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| | Salvador Duran | |
| | A unique talent and a mesmerizing live performer, he comes equipped with his acoustic guitar, wooden stomping box, harmonica and gorgeously resonant voice.
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| | Samba Mapangala | |
| | It’s an innovative blend of the best rumba and soukous from Congo, with the earthier Kenyan style.
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| | Samy Ben Redjeb | |
| | In the mid-1990s, Samy Ben Redjeb was a diving instructor working in Senegal when an accidental exposure to a Thomas Mapfumo record triggered an epiphany.
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| | Sandeep N. Bharadwaj & Party | |
| | Sandeep N. Bharadwaj is a child prodigy at the violin. At age 12, he set a world record by performing concerts at the prestigious Chennai Music Season and released an album.
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| | Savina Yannatou | |
| | Based primarily on traditional material from the Mediterranean area, Savina Yannatou and the group Primavera en Salonico offer a sound without borders or labels.
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| | Seckou Keita Quartet | |
| | Hailing from Senegal, Italy, Egypt and The Gambia, this multi-national band is an exciting fusion of culture and experience.
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| | Son de Madera | |
| | Son de Madera represents the leading success in the current Son Jarocho movement (a musical and dance genre from Veracruz, Mexico).
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| | Spires That In the Sunset Rise | |
| | The musical collaboration of Kathleen Baird, Taralie Peterson and Georgia Vallas, Spires That In Sunset Rise, is an all-female free folk band from Chicago.
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| | Three Rivers One Source | |
| | For the first time, traditional performers from each of Vietnam’s three geographical regions will present a wide variety of the nation’s instrumental, vocal, and theatrical music and dance.
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| | Vasen | |
| | Vasen embodies traditional music and presents it with a modern attitude.
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| | Vieux Farka Touré | |
| | Both teeming with rich musical life, Vieux proved himself a precocious talent as a drummer and calabash player.
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| | Zazhil | |
| | Zazhil merges their rich musical heritage with diverse styles such as the blues, classical, jazz and rock.
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| | [dunklebunt] | |
| | [dunklebunt] spins a mélange of Dub, Reggae, Klezmer, Jazz, Electronica, Trip Hop and Break Beats, all woven together with a Balkan twist.
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