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East European, WA, Jewish, Mediterranean, Spanish Location
Seattle, WA The Kosher Red Hots open the treasury of Jewish music. They embrace a timeless world-café of folk songs, whirlwind klezmer music from Eastern Europe, Judeo-Spanish romances from the eastern Mediterranean, and songs from New York's Yiddish theater. They have collaborated with NPR's Susan Stamberg and have inspired dancing in the aisles on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor.
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WA, Jewish Location
Seattle, WA The Klez Katz are dedicated to the preservation and encouragement of the rich musical heritage of the Yiddish diaspora. Their repertoire encompasses freilach, bulgar, sher, terkishe, khosidl, theater music, folk songs and even the odd klezmer-influenced jazz tune, performed on tenor and soprano saxes, clarinet, flute, trombone, bass, accordion and vocals. Perfect for parties and special events, concerts, dances and incidental music, the Klez Katz are klezmorim ready to play!
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WA, Hispanic, Latina/e/o/x Location
Seattle, WA Music is the universal language. We all respond to music with emotion and movement. And it is precisely because music elicits such a strong response that it is the perfect medium for bringing greater cultural and historical awareness to young audiences.
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WA, Scottish Location
Bellevue, WA The Keith Highlanders Pipe Band is a non-profit cultural and educational organization dedicated to broadening the public’s interest in and appreciation for traditional Scottish piping, drumming, and dancing in the Pacific Northwest.
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South European, WA, European, Spanish Location
Seattle, WA Esther Marion is a Flamenco dancer located in Seattle, WA. She has worked with artists from Europe and the U.S.A. for over 3o years. Flamenco is a profound source of life, love, wisdom, beauty and strength for her. She pours this into her passionate, lyrical, and powerfully feminine dance.
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WA, Women, Caribbean Location
Seattle, WA The Seattle Women's Steel Pan Project gives women and girls the opportunity to learn how to play and perform Caribbean steel drums and is dedicated to creating a space for women and girls in music through arts education.
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WA, Latina/e/o/x, Panamanian Location
Seattle, WA Composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, Chavez's group repertoire includes bolero, pasillo, cueca, joropo, cumbia, son, goajira, Andean music, merengue, and calixso as well as popular ballads. An educator and cultural ambassador, Chavez was previously Folk Troubadour and Professor at the National University of Panama.
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East European, WA, Belarusian, European Location
Lake Forest Park, WA VOLYA (Freedom in Belarusian) is a Belarusian folk group based in Seattle, Washington (USA). It was created in 2009 with the mission of introducing the people of the Pacific Northwest to the beauty and richness of Belarusian folklore. The group’s repertoire consists of traditional songs from different regions of Belarus, with a particular emphasis on ancient Belarusian songs, many with roots in pre-Christian and Medieval times, which performed in authentic style.
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WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA Music-maker and community leader, Adrian Xavier has been spreading his uplifting message for almost two decades in his community, nationally and globally.
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East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese Location
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WA, Zimbabwean Location
Seattle, WA A fun-filled four-day weekend of concerts, workshops, community conversations, a marketplace and more, Zimfest is the largest annual gathering in North America of students, teachers, performers, and fans of Zimbabwean music.
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African, WA Location
Seattle, WA Educating, Growing, and Influencing Northwest Communities through African Culture.
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WA, For All Location
Seattle, WA The Northwest Accordion Society brings together people "for the love of the accordion". We publish a quarterly magazine, award scholarships and produce accordion events including Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration and Day of the Accordion.
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North European, WA, Women, European, Norwegian Location
Seattle, WA The Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle has contributed its talents and music to the Puget Sound region’s Norwegian-American community for many years.
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North European, WA, European, Scandinavian Location
Seattle, WA Nordiska is a group of folk dancers and musicians who perform pan-Scandinavian dancing and music. After performances we sometimes give group dance instruction, as well as costume presentations.
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WA, Asian Location
, WA Bong Lang Ruam Jai Band (วงโปงลางร่วมใจ) is made up of community members in the Pacific Northwest who have a passion for Southeast Asian Music
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North European, WA, European, Irish Location
Seattle, WA We are a group Dedicated to the advancement and education of the Uilleann pipes. The Irish Pipers Club (Cumann na bPíobairí) began in San Francisco, 1979. In 1981 Denis Brooks, a founding member, moved to Seattle taking with him the clubs spirit and new beginnings. Four decades later the Irish Pipers Club has become an Irish cultural icon in the United States.
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WA, For All Location
Yakima, WA YAMA’s young musicians light up the spaces they enter, fill us with hope and possibility, and strive to improve everyday through hard work, commitment, and collaborative music making. YAMA instills pride, and inspires and unifies our students, families and the neighborhoods they come from.
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WA, Brazilian, Latina/e/o/x Location
Seattle, WA Brazilian born pianist Geísa Dutra is a foremost performer of Latin American and Spanish art music and a world class interpreter of master works of the solo piano and chamber music repertoire. Passionate melody in a rich variety of rhythm and style is the signature of this artist as she performs the music of European and Latin classical composers.
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African, African American, WA, Black Location
Seattle, WA The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) is housed in the historic Colman School building (built in 1909) which overlooks a beautiful, sprawling green park, named after rock legend, Jimi Hendrix, in the heart of Seattle’s Central District. See ongoing virtual series: Historians on Hope. Each week, NAAM features words of hope from notable African American historians in our #HistoriansOnHope virtual series. We invite you to share these graphics on your favorite social media platforms. Be sure to tag us at @naamnw!