THE MUSIC OF THE BALKANS
Led by Maša and Jakob
Balkan medley:
Jutros mi je ruža procvjetala (Petar Tanasijević)
Zrejlo je žito (Traditional Folk, Prekmurje - Slovenia)
Performers:
Maša Vujadinović, Voice, Podgorica - Montenegro
Jakob Kobal, Accordion, Šentjošt nad Horjulom - Slovenia
THE MUSIC OF SCANDINAVIA
Led by Sammy Wetstein
Himlens Polska (Traditional Finnish)
Norsken (Pehr Abrahamsson Hult Alcén aka “Hultkläppen”)
Performers
Raphaella Hero, Fiddle, Berkeley California - United States
Clara Rose, Fiddle, Vancouver - Canada
Anika Thomas, Fiddle, Seattle Washington - United States
Sammy Wetstein, Cello, Simsbury Connecticut - United States
THE MUSIC OF CENTRAL INDIA
Led by Reeshabh Purohit
Vaatevar Kaate (Pandit Vasantrao Deshpande)
He Suranno (Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki)
Performers:
Reeshabh Purohit, Vocals – Pune, India
Rushabh Parasnis, Tabla – Satara, India
Akash Nandakumar, Manjira – St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Guest Artists:
Hirak Modi, Harmonium – Mumbai, India
THE MUSIC OF CHINA
Led by Mariya Pan
Driving The Donkey (Traditional Folk / Yuan Yang)
Performers:
Sarah Liu, Guzheng, GuangDong - China
Jane Wang, Dizi, HangZhou - China
Quan Bian, Drums/Percussion, YanCheng - China
Yuxin Wu, Gehu, Shanghai - China
Wuyi Zhang, Ruan,Hangzhou - China
Ziyi Gao, Pipa, Shanghai - China
Kaixin Hou, Drums/Percussion, Beijing - China
Guest Artists:
YaZhi Guo, Guanzi (From He Bei), Hong Kong
THE MUSIC OF JEWISH EASTERN EUROPE TRADITIONS
Part 1- Led by Chava Levi
Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen
Written and composed by Abraham Goldfaden
Performers
Chava Levi, Voice/ Michigan, United States
Akiva Jacobs, Bass/ Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca Mac, Violin/ Massachusetts, United States
Mattias Kaufmann, Accordion/ Massachusetts, United States
Part 2- Led by Romi Mor
Haben Yakir Li - lyrics from the Hebrew Bible; Jeremiah 31:19
Melody: Samuel Malavsky /(Arrangers Romi Mor and Lior Houminer)
Performers:
Romi Mor, Voice/ Tel Aviv, Israel
Nishant Shekar, Voice/ Mumbai, India
Rakel Saranga, Voice/ Istanbul, Turkey
Viktória Stachová, Voice/Slovakia
Lior Elad, Voice/ Tel Aviv, Israel
Shaked Levy, Voice/ Tel Aviv, Israel
Amir Halevi, Voice/ Ram-on, Israel
Michal Nissimoff, Voice/ Tel Aviv, Israel
Noa Evron, Voice/ Kiryat Ono, Israel
Ella Shalev, Voice/ Kfar Saba, Israel
Maayan Levavi, Voice/San Francisco, United States
Dor Kaminka, Voice/ Kfar Saba, Israel
Shira Bartov, Voice/ Zoran, Israel
Chava Levi, Voice/ Michigan, United States
Lior Houminer, Acoustic Guitar/ Ramat Gan, Israel
Guy Gottesfeld, AcousticGuitar/ Tel Aviv, Israel
Ori Menashe, Clarinet/ Ein Carmel, Israel
Isaiah Smith, Double Bass/ Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Stefanos Athinaios, Percussion/Athens, Greece
THE MUSIC OF PORTUGAL
Led by Sofia Almeida
Estranha Forma de Vida (Fado Bailado) - Composed by Alfredo Marceneiro and poem by Amália Rodrigues
Lá vai Lisboa - Composed by Raúl Ferrão and poem by Norberto de Araújo
Performer:
Sofia Almeida, Voice - Madeira Island, Portugal
Guest Artists/ Performers:
Manuel Leite, Portuguese Guitar - São Miguel Island, Portugal
Viriato Ferreira, Classic Guitar - São Miguel Island, Portugal
THE MUSIC OF IRAN
Part 1: Music from the Kurdish Region- Led by Ali Arshi
Ghamgino Del Pashiwem (Aliasghar Kurdestani/Ali Arshi)
Performers:
Ali Arshi, Tar and Voice – Tehran, Iran
Niki Bakhtiyar, Qanun –Tehran, Iran
Taba Khademi Kalantari, Acoustic Guitar – Tehran, Iran
Mehrpouya Daneshvar, Clarinet – Zanjan, Iran
Mahshad Golzarian, Voice – Mashhad,Iran
Stefanos Athinaio, Percussion – Athens,Greece
Part 2: Music from the Southern Region- Led by Mahya Hamedi
Neymeh Khani (Sea shanty)
Performers:
Mahya Hamedi, Voice/Djembe, Tehran-Iran
Bahar Badieitabar, Oud, Tehran-Iran
Mehrpouya Daneshvar, Clarinet, Zanjan-Iran
Mahshad Golzarian, Voice, Mashhad-Iran
Niki Bakhtiyar, Qanun/voice, Tehran-Iran
Shabnam Nourishirazi, Voice, Tehran-Iran
Ourania Toli, Voice, Arta-Greece
Mirtini Oikonomou, Voice, Athens-Greece
Stefanos Athinaios, Percussion, Athens-Greece
THE MUSIC OF APPALACHIA
Led by Catfish in the Sky
Jerusalem Ridge (Bill Monroe/Kenny Baker)
Performers:
Sho Humphries, Ukulele/Austin, Texas
Owen Miller, Cajon/Hamilton, Massachusetts
Ruth Shumway, Fiddle/Charlotte, North Carolina
Sammy Wetstein, Cello/Simsbury, Connecticut
THE MUSIC OF TURKEY AND THE JEWISH SEPHARDIC TRADITION
Led by Rakel Saranga
Suzan Suzi- Turkish folk song from Diyarbakir region/Rakel Saranga
Durme Durme- Traditional ladino lullaby/ Rakel Saranga
Performers
Rakel Saranga,Voice/ Istanbul, Turkey
Fatih Acun, Bağlama/ Kayseri, Turkey
Samuel Sjostedt, Duduk/ Rutland Massachusetts, United States
Stefanos Athinaos, Percussion/ Athens, Greece
Romi Mor, Voice/ Tel-Aviv, Israel
Michal Nissimoff, Voice/ Tel-Aviv, Israel
Chava Levi, Voice/ Michigan, United States
Viktoria Stachova, Voice/ Slovakia
THE MUSIC OF NORTH AND SOUTH INDIA
Led by Nandini Samanta and Shivaraj Natraj
Shyama bina (shi-ama bi-na)- Raag Puriya Dhanashri- Anonymous
Vadera (pronounced Vaa-day-Rah)- Raag Panthuvarali-Swami Tyagaraja (Thyaa-ga-raa-jah)
Performers:
Nandini Samanta- Hindustani Classical Vocals, New Delhi, India
Shivaraj Natraj- carnatic Vocals, Bangalore, India
Rushabh Parasnis- Tabla, Satara, India
Guest Artists:
Subramanian Lakshminarasimhan, Mridangam, Chennai,India
Pranav Swaroop, Violin, Bangalore, India
THE MUSIC OF HUNGARY AND THE BALKAN ROMA TRADITION
Led by Anna Kornis
A Csitári Hegyek Alatt (Hungarian Folk Song)
Performers:
Anna Kornis, Voice/Budapest,Hungary
Edward Björkman, Guitar/Halmstad, Sweden
Spencer Bubula, Violin/Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marianna Matyja, Cello/Poznan, Poland
Ederlezi (Traditional Folk Song)
Arranged by Lucas Alvarado, Wayland, Massachusetts
Performers:
Anna Kornis, Voice/Budapest, Hungary
Edward Björkman, Guitar/Halmstad, Sweden
George Fulton, Clarinet/Seattle, Washington
Joey Du Bois, Trumpet/San Carlos, California
Stephen Guerra, Trombone/Staten Island, New York
CJ Vallone, Tenor Saxophone/Centerville, Ohio
Navid Alibabaie, Alto Saxophone/Alexandria, Virginia
Ben Romanow, Tuba/Boston, Massachusetts
Quincy Bunn, Cajon/San Diego, California
Cam Igo, Tupan/Boston,Massachusetts
MUSIC FROM THE AFRO-CUBAN TRADITION
Led by Aitana Poey
MEDLEY BATÁ:
Latopa a Eleggua (Traditional Folk)
Aggeré a Ochosi (Traditional Folk)
Chachalokafun a Oshun (Traditional Folk)
MEDLEY RUMBA:
La Última Rumba (Ignacio Piñeiro/ Carlos Embale)
Ponte pa’ lo Tuyo (Geovani del Pino)
Performers:
David Antonio Rosado Ortiz, Batá Iyá & Congas/ , Puerto Rico
Yandy García Palacio, Batá Itótele & Congas/ La Habana, Cuba
Mauro Tena, Batá Okónkolo & Congas/ La Habana, Cuba
Danny Castro, Percussion/ San Isidro, Costa Rica
Anna Álvarez, Voice/ La Habana, Cuba
Stephanie Acosta, Voice/ Bogotá, Colombia
María Victoria, Voice/ San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela
Oscar Rojas, Voice/ Monterrey, Mexico
Renato Siebert Cepeda, Voice/ Concepción, Chile
Christian Caballero, Voice/ Lima, Perú
Estefanía Núñez, Voice/ La Habana, Cuba
Aitana Poey, Voice/La Habana, Cuba
