Building a national community of traditional artists rooted in culture, justice, and care
    
          
      California Traditional Artist Plaza
                Bernard B. Ellorin, Ph.D.
Southern Philippines (Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago) Kulintang Music and Dances, Philippine Rondalla
                  
                      California Traditional Artist Plaza
                Makeda Kumasi
Culture Bearer, Spoken Word Artist, West African Dance and Music, Kora Player
                  
                      
      Opportunities to Support Folk & Traditional Arts in the United States
    
          
      
      Bay Area Tibetan opera singer receives our nation's highest honor in the traditional arts
    
          
      
      Congratulations to the beloved California artists honored this year with the 2021 National Heritage Fellowship  from the National Endowment for the Arts: Philippine Rondalla master Tagumpay de Leon of Burbank and Mexican-American rock band Los Lobos of Los Angeles!…