The annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival will take place September 15-18 in Bloomington, Indiana. The four- day festival includes eight downtown venues with internationally recognized artists representing over 20 countries, including Zimbabwe, Israel, Ghana, Sudan, Argentina, Ethiopia, Finland, Hungary, and Mongolia.
The lineup this year includes Finnish folk music, Canary Islands’ timple, classical Indian sarod, reggae, American roots and folk music, east African afropop, Yemeni folk-electronica, and more.
Aallotar (Finland) – US Finnish-American folk music
Adonis Puentes (Cuba) Contemporary Cuban son
Alsarah & The Nubatones (Sudan/US) East African retro-pop
Altan (Ireland) Irish folk music
Anda Union (Mongolia) Mongolian folk music
Anna & Elizabeth (U.S.) American roots & folk
A-Wa (Israel) Yemenite folk & electronic dance
Ayaan Ali Bangash (India) Classical Indian sarod
Baladino (Israel) Sephardic & Mediterranean fusion
Federspeil (Austria) Austrian brass
Fémina (Argentina) Urban fusion from Patagonia
Fendika (Ethiopia) Traditional Ethiopian music and dance
Fiddle River Stringband (USA) community dance Old-time & community dance
Germán Lopéz (Spain) Timple from the Canary Islands
Lautari (Poland) Polish ethno-jazz
Lotus Dickey Tribute (USA) Honoring an Indiana music icon
Maryann Talia Pau (Australia) One Million Stars founder
Mokoomba (Zimbabwe) High-energy Afro-fusion
Movits! (Sweden) Swedish swing & hip-hop
My Bubba (Sweden/Iceland) Minimalist folk music from Scandinavia
Palenke Soultribe (Colombia/USA) Afro-Colombian electronica
Riyazz Qawwali (USA) South Asian Sufi devotional music
Rocky Dawuni (Ghana) Reggae
Solo & Indrė (Senegal /Lithuania) Senegalese kora/Lithuanian kankles
Söndörgő (Hungary) Balkan tamburitza
The Dhol Foundation (UK/England) Dhol & Bhangra percussion
More information at www.lotusfest.org
Headline photo Anda Union
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
