Group Category: Music

In 2007, Capoeira Luanda was founded by Mestre Jelon, Mestre Guerreiro and Mestre Apache with the goal of teaching and promoting capoeira and…

Music Crossroads Malawi is a non-profit organization that uses the power of music, music education, and the creative arts to provide opportunities to…

Founded in 2014, the Tumaini Festival is a large-scale cultural event within the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. It is created and run…

Founded in 2017, Music against Malaria (MAM) is a Malawi-based organization with a mission to improve child healthcare and use the performing arts to promote the rich and diverse Malawi culture. MAM aims to supplement governmental efforts and the donor community on malaria intervention by promoting doable actions to prevent malaria incidents and improving hospital infrastructure.

A 2019 grant from the Cultures of Resistance Network helped MAM purchase medical equipment for the malaria department at Chikwawa District Hospital.

Established by Ethiopian dancer Melaku Belay, the Fendika Cultural Center offers classes, workshops, art exhibits, and cultural activities, beginning with displays of local painters and monthly poetry readings. Fendika also offers a small menu of Ethiopian cuisine. Future plans include a regular Ethiopian coffee ceremony as an introduction to one of the most important cultural products of the country and a recording studio where traditional music can be recorded and archival recordings preserved.

Machine Gun America is a theater piece that premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2016. Produced by Frack Theatre and penned by award-winning writer Joseph Huff-Hannon, the play features songs by Huff-Hannon and Oscar Lopez, and original music by John Turner. It takes its title from an actual gun-toting, family-friendly amusement park in Florida, just a few miles up the road from Disney World.

Musicians Without Borders is an international network organization that uses the power of music to connect communities and heal the wounds of war and conflict. In the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa, Musicians Without Borders creates sustainable projects and programs in cooperation with local musicians, activists, and organizations.

A grant from the Cultures of Resistance Network supported “From Woman to Woman,” a therapeutic singing program for women survivors of genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Founded in 1985, World Music Institute (WMI) is the leading presenter of world music and dance in the U.S. Music and dance in their myriad forms are both a means to communicate social values and a measure of a society’s aspirations. WMI’s programs are intended to reinforce the cultural values of the community and to communicate to outsiders the unique power of each individual culture.

globalFEST (gF), an annual global music festival in New York City and a year-round resource for international artists, was founded in January 2003. Over its first decade, gF’s groundbreaking 3‐stage, 12‐band world music showcase has become one of the premier world music events in North America. Taking place during the annual Arts Presenters conference, gF highlights artists who represent diverse global styles, ranging from traditional and folk to hybrid acts that incorporate classical, rock, jazz, electronic, and hip‐hop.

International hip-hop artist, human rights activist, and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal founded Gatwitch Records in 2007 to provide aspiring socially conscious artists access to the international stage. Meaning “child of the land” in Jal’s native language of Southern Sudanese Nuer, Gatwitch has used its international production, marketing, and media network to bring attention to East African artists who are mixing contemporary musical styles and local traditions to share their inspirational messages of progressive spiritual, political, and social engagement.