Our Collaborators

Kwame is an artist and drummer based in Mankessim, Ghana. He, along with friends, provides free music classes to the local community.

Founded by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, Sister Cities International serves as the national membership organization for individual sister cities, counties, and states across the US, uniting tens of thousands of citizen diplomats, volunteers and communities around the world.

Drum Feng is a percussion ensemble group based in Singapore that specializes in traditional Chinese percussion and cross-genre work.

At Adau is a band based in Sarawak, which is a state of East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. At Adau's musical identity revolves around the sape, a local traditional instrument.

MoArts (short for Morobe Arts Association, Inc.) is an organization based in Lae, Papua New Guinea who puts on local events and seeks to expand the arts in Lae and throughout PNG.

WWMU is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in the United States that focuses on community empowerment and currently has a number of projects around the world.

Architects of Music is an association based in Dresden, Germany who seeks to build musical connections across continents.

Mr. Will is a guitarist based in the United Kingdom who has a passion for spreading his musical talents and expertise throughout his community.

Onneile Morolong is a percussionist based in Maun, Botswana, who is regularly involved with arts-related events in his community.

Haendel School of Music is a music school in Haiti who seeks to expand the performing arts throughout the country.

Etson is a Southeast Asian artist from East Timor who performs regularly in tours across Asia.

Margaret Maria is a composer, cellist and music producer based in Toronto, Canada.

Tobetsa Wa Meropa is a percussionist based in South Africa who performs with local groups and focuses on improvisational performance.

Deepesh Sangtani is a percussionist from India who has played in an Indian band called "Three hrs." Deepesh specializes in playing djembe and conga.

Peter Bata Ensemble is a trio based Lagos, Nigeria who performs regularly throughout the country.

Teresa de Jesus is a singer based in Portugal who regularly travels throughout Portugal and Spain in artistic engagements.