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The artists participating in the Citified program represent a range of genres. It has been exciting to meet them and learn about their work
We are happy to share this wonderful video of the June 30 Soul Train Dance Party.
Swamp Dogg and company perform "Total Destruction to Your Mind," the title song of Swamp Dogg's first LP from 1970.
Migdonio Rivas Ríos from Colombia’s Pacific Coast constructs percussion instruments for chirimía ensembles using local materials and techniques
Celebrated songwriter, producer, singer, musician, and performer Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams performs his song "Crawdad Hole."
From the Southeastern Plains of Colombia, Cabrestero performs the joropo music that is an important part of the region's cattle-ranching culture
The Opika Performance Group from Perechyn, Ukraine, reconnects local orphaned children with their region’s culture and heritage through performances of Ukraine’s diverse song and dance traditions
The Monitors, from Wilson County, North Carolina, have been performing for over fifty years.
On the last day of the Festival, July 11, musicians from Chirimía la Contundencia (Quibdó, Colombia) and the Monitors (Wilson County, North Carolina) combined their distinct sounds during a wind instrument "cross program" jam on the Motor City Stage.
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