Ghulam Ustad Farid Nizami
with his son, Faraz
This world-class 17th generation Pakistani musician and his son will perform folk and spiritual selections from India, Pakistan, and Sufi traditions.

Rabbi-Cantor Marie Betcher & Baritone William Parker
Performing traditional Jewish melodies. Audience participation will be required! :)

Austin Chapter, Gospel Music Workshop of America
Heartfelt, riveting, down-to-the-roots gospel and spiritual music presented with love, faith, and power.

Candace Bellamy
An Austin-based Soul/R&B singer and songwriter who brings her smoky, soulful voice to bear upon the evening...definitely soul with class and elegance.

Ojala
These two seasoned Austin world musicians -- Javier Palacios and Kamran Hooshmand -- blend their respective Latin and Persian socialscapes into a seamless and graceful whole. Drawing inspiration from the cultural exchange between North Africa and Old Spain, their eponymous self-released debut was one of last year's local best!

john Arthur Martinez
Martinez's music is filled with the spiritual and creative energy of Texas' Hill Country, where he lives in Marble Falls, with musical influences that range from Dan Fogelberg and James Taylor to Carlos Santana, Cuco Sanchez and Asleep at the Wheel.

The Dell Tones
Experience ancient melodies from Israel! The Dell Tones Singers will also be performing well-known Jewish melodies!

Rev. Danny Brooks
A consummate Blues//Soul/R&B/Country/Gospel professional who truly believes the least he can do for his audience is to give his best and then some, his music is a mix of Hank Williams, Solomon Burke, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker and the Allman Brothers, Blind Boys of Alabama, and Rev. Jumpin' Jim Jericho. Listening to Danny Brooks is like driving out of Memphis, Tennessee on a sunny Saturday morning into the Mississippi Delta listening to WDIA. It's one of those things where time stands still. This is Roots music of great distinction.

Texas Dragon/ Lion Dance Team
A performance-driven lion dance group based in Austin, Texas, their goal is to share and in many cases introduce the art of lion dancing to the community. As one of the few teams in Central Texas that performs year-round, for a wide variety of events, they have performed for elementary schools, cultural events, festivals, restaurants, and weddings.Their prime performance season is during the Lunar New Year (early February or March) where they perform the guantlet of back-to-back performances for businesses and organizations all over Austin.

Ed Miller
A native of Edinburgh, Ed Miller first came to the USA for “a year or so” to do graduate work at the University of Texas.  Now, over 30 years later, he is still based in Austin and travels throughout North America entertaining and educating audiences with his wonderful songs and droll stories. Although he did gain a PhD in Folklore from UT, and still hosts a popular folk music show on KUT-FM, he has moved from university life to being a fulltime performer. Over the past 25 years, he has established himself as one of Scotland’s finest singing exports, and is in great demand to perform at concerts, folk clubs, coffeehouses, Celtic festivals, Burns Suppers and Highland Games all over the country.

The Love of China School of Dance
This incredible dance ensemble has performed at countless cultural events, always in front of packed theaters. The group has collaborated with Splendid China, a nationally-renowned dance troupe from China, and has sponsored performances of dancers from Taiwan. The school in Austin is committed to serving the Chinese community in Austin by maintaining the cultural heritage and introducing Chinese folk dance to a wider audience through public performances.

Bereket: The University of Texas Middle Eastern Ensemble
The University of Texas Middle Eastern Ensemble "Bereket" is a group comprised of UT students, faculty, staff and community members. "Bereket" is a word with cognates in Turkish, Arabic and Persian that translates as "abundance", "fruitfulness", and "divine gift". About half of our members are from the Middle East, and all are interested in learning about the culture, history, religions and languages from these areas.

St. Edward's University Ballet Folklorico
One of the group’s main goals is to share the richness of the Mexican culture through the traditional dances of ballet folklorico. Throughout the year, the group does this by performing on campus, in the local Austin community and other cities in Texas. Once a year, the group takes this mission of cultural dissemination a bit further by venturing into parts of the United States that don’t often see the beauty and majesty of ballet folklorico.