Festival Artists & Guests

ANNOUNCING FESTIVAL ARTISTS

AFRICAN PERFORMING ARTISTS
Seydou Coulibaly (Malian Traditional Dance)
Moussa Traore (Malian Drumming)
Joh Camara (Mande Dance, Drum and Song)
Sidy Maiga (Malian Djembe Drumming)
Lacina Coulibaly (Burkina Traditional Dance & Afro-Modern Dance; Yale University)
Solo Sana (Mande/Burkina Dance)




AMERICAN ARTISTS, GROUPS, & SCHOLARS
Thomas Riccio (Theatre, Performance & Ritual, University of Texas - Dallas)
Chérie Rivers Ndaliko (African & African-American Studies (Music Focus), Harvard University)
Emily Coates (World Performance Project, Yale University)
Jennifer Coates (Global Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University)
Thomas Coburn (Contemplative Studies, Brown University)
Matt Garza (Theatre and Music Education, NYU)
New Works / World Traditions Dance Company (Brown University)
Uhuru Afrika Afro-Diasporic Dance Floor Explosion (Boston)
Project 401 Hip Hop Crew (Providence)

AND INTRODUCING INTERNATIONAL VISITING ARTISTS FROM MALI 
Alhassane Sissoko  (Master Djembe Drummer)
Djibril Coulibaly (Malian Traditional Dance, Apprenticeship & Youth Activism)
and Sali Soumare  (Malian Traditional Dance - women's focus)











Rhythm of Change artists join various artists and scholars participating in Erik Ehn's Arts in the One World conference from Thursday - Saturday.  Artists include Rhodessa Jones of the Medea Project and Ron Jenkins of Wesleyan University.