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Conrad Jaminola Benedicto
Kulintang Music of the Southern Philippines
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Pezhham Akhavass
Tombak
On September 11, 2014 ACTA, debuted the first-ever performance of an ensemble dubbed “Soneros Californianos” on the stage of the Library of Congress’s Coolidge Auditorium, which over the past 80 years, has hosted most of the 20th-century’s greatest performers and composers, including Copland and Stravinsky. This performance on the national…
An artist-ambassador from Bahia to the Bay Area
On Saturday, April 26 residents of Boyle Heights and surrounding communities will have an opportunity to see, first hand, how cultural arts and community health go hand-in-hand at Hollenbeck Park. Organized by a Building Healthy Communities Boyle Heights, a community collaborative working to improve community health and support local artists…
Bay Area Tibetan opera singer receives our nation's highest honor in the traditional arts
Editor’s Note: Zina Bozzay is a traditional artist based in Northern California, who works across national borders. Deeply involved in the research and teaching of Hungarian folk music, her reflections on a visit to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this summer en route to Hungary, points to the value of this…
California artists Roy & PJ Hirabayashi and Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro are among this year’s National Heritage Fellowship recipients, announced this month by the National Endowment for the Arts. This award, which recognizes artists for their artistic excellence and efforts to conserve…
Tuning in with The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol
