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WA, American (US) Location
Seattle, WA Dina Blade is a Seattle based vocalist who sings and swings American Jazz. Dina and her band, Swingin’ in the Rain, play Classic songs from the Great American Songbook at tempos that are perfect for dancing.
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Middle Eastern, WA, Iranian Location
Seattle, WA Seattle Iranian Choir is a community ensemble focusing on Iranian/Persian songs. The choir consists of members of the Seattle community.
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East European, WA, European, Russian Location
Bellevue, WA The Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle was chartered in 2007 as a non-profit corporation. Our mission is “to bring the best of Russian music to American audiences.”
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East Asian, WA, Asian, Chinese Location
Seattle, WA The goals of the choir are: to assemble friends who love singing, to express feelings with Chinese songs, to reminisce, to share homeland culture, and thus to promote the Art of Chinese Music.
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WA, Brazilian Location
Seattle, WA Choroloco is an acoustic trio of Seattle musicians brought together by their shared love of Brazilian music. The name Choroloco reflects their enthusiasm and love for choro, a highly melodic and rhythmic form of Brazilian popular music that originated in early 1900’s Rio de Janeiro.
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WA, Japanese Location
Seattle, WA JCA has started by co-founder, Ringtaro Tateishi and Asako Tateishi: full time Japanese Taiko Performers. All programs are organized by Asako Tateishi as President/Executive Director, Ringtaro has created the art of Taiko as an Artistic Director, taking advantage of his unique experience - 10 years of experience as a former member of the world-famous Taiko group ONDEKOZA and performed every day at Walt Disney World / Epcot for 7 years.
Asako also at Epcot as Disney’s international artist as member of Matsuriza.
Asako also at Epcot as Disney’s international artist as member of Matsuriza.
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WA, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), For All Location
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WA, Japanese Location
Seattle, WA Taiko is Japanese drumming. Seattle Matsuri Taiko is headed by temple member Donna Zumoto and the group rehearses at the temple, attends area workshops, and performs at the summer Bon Odori festival and at selected events throughout the year.
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Immigrant/Refugee, WA, Multicultural Location
Tacoma, WA The Tacoma Refugee Choir is a welcoming community of refugees, immigrants and friends who sing together to extend love, hope, and unconditional belonging.
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WA, German Location
Seattle, WA We, at GVAI, believe that music substantially enriches people‘s lives. Passionate about singing and the German language, we are dedicated to help you gain the skills you need to succeed.
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West African, WA Location
Seattle, WA Kouyaté Arts is a West African Music, Song And Dance Performance Company, Directed by husband and wife duo Boka and Afua Kouyaté. The sights and the sounds of the Kouyaté Arts is an exotic blend of celebration and awareness. Live music,song, and dance provide a festive and dynamic style of West African culture. All presentations are suitable for the entire family. Everyone can relate to a happy experience!
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WA, Hinduism, Persian Location
Seattle, WA In 2009, a small group of tabla students, teachers, musicians and tabla enthusiasts came together with the idea of creating a learning community in Seattle. In the Spring of 2010 we launched our website, held our first workshops, tabla performance and master class at the University of Washington in Seattle. The majority of our activities, are organized and produced entirely through volunteer hours and other donations. Since 2010, STI has provided thousands of participants with over 25,000 hours of educational music programming.
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WA, Latina/e/o/x, Mexican Location
Mount Vernon, WA Mount Vernon School District Mariachi & Folklorico is the biggest Mariachi Program in western Washington with over 100 students. We believe that Mariachi music will live forever in our community through our performances. MV Mariachi has performed at dozens of events and festivals all over Washington State. Mount Vernon School District recently hired Director Ramon Rivera who has expanded the program to include two Folklorico Classes and four high school Mariachi Classes. We are excited to see how our program continues to expand!
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East European, WA, European, Ukrainian Location
Bellevue, WA Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble was founded in 2004 under the auspices of the Ukrainian Association of Washington State. Currently we are the only dance school that offers Ukrainian Folk Dance classes in Washington State. Over the past decade our students have performed for various audiences, at cultural festivals and private events, and participated in many competitions. Our dedicated instructors are experienced and aim to give each student personalized attention while keeping an encouraging attitude.
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WA, Mexican Location
Yakima, WA Continuing a tradition of sharing and teaching traditional Mexican folkloric dancing throughout our community!
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South Asian, WA Location
Bellevue, WA A performing arts organization with a mission to create performing opportunities for artists of South Asian descent. We have music, dance, and theatre wings.