Video interview with Langston Longley co-leader and co-founder of the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue. Based in South Florida, Bahamas Junkanoo Revue practices junkanoo, a Bahamian parade tradition that occurs on Boxing Day (December 26) and New Year’s Day.
Interview with Clarita Filgueiras, a performer and choreographer who has spent a lifetime mastering the art of flamenco dance. Her passion for this Spanish tradition originates with her father and grandmother (both flamenco singers) and her mother,…
Interview with Leandro Rojas, a master musician and instrument builder who specializes in the tres, a guitar-like instrument with three pairs of strings, and the primary instrument in the Cuban son genre.
Interview with Nancy Billings an expert textile artist specializing in art quilting and Jewish textile traditions, including chuppahs (wedding canopies), tallits (prayer shawls), and challah (bread) covers.
Video interview with Pedro Zepeda. Zepeda is a Seminole artist and an expert dugout canoe carver specializing in a variety of traditional arts, including leatherwork, beading, patchwork, and basket weaving.
Interview with Rosmy Camargo, Director of Puerta de Oro de Colombia. Puerta de Oro de Colombia is a music and dance ensemble showcasing the diverse folkloric traditions from Colombia’s distinct regions.
Interview with performer and choreographer Ranjana Warier, a professional Indian Classical dancer and founder of the Rhythms School of Dance, a training center for the traditional art form.
Interview with Reza Filsoofi, an Iranian musician specializing in multiple instruments, including santoor and setar (stringed instruments) and daf and tonbak (percussion instruments).
Carlos Gonzalez talks about Garifuna history and identity while mapping his own lineage. He describes his drum, its importance in Garifuna ceremonies, and how he fixed the instrument with the help of his great-grandfather who came to him in a dream.