One World Music Festival

KIMIA : Pierre, Albert, Emma , Eliane, Medard, Clave, Aristide et Asbjorn - NORVEGE

Gyenyame /jin-yami/ - Its name the ancient adinkra of Ghana, its meaning 'only God'. Its words from the world's great spiritual traditions, its sounds from the classical traditions of Iran, the rhythms of Africa and its fusion with the West. Its mission to make the mystical real, its destination unity.

It all started at the Italian National Conference of 1988, many of us were actively involved for many years with music or arts in general (some of the members were members of the theatrical group "Il risveglio"), so some members of the institutions suggested us to put our talents together and form a real musical group, something organized. The first step was to inform who might have been interested, and in few weeks there was a group of more than 30 people who singed up who met first in Perugia.

Hailed by the Boston Globe as a "sure-fingered guitar virtuoso" Randy Armstrong is the co-founder of DOAH WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE and UNU MONDO. With a collection of over two hundred instruments from around the world, including acoustic, synthesizer and nylon-string guitars, sitar, balofon, djembe, koto, charango, mbira and a wide variety of percussion and stringed instruments, he has amazed audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Alaska, and India.

The singer-songwriter duo, Brett Smith & Michael Dragoman began performing music together in the mid 90's in Guelph, Ontario. Their music, largely folk-based at the time, has gradually evolved into the genre of world music incorporating sounds and rhythms from Africa, the Middle East and traditional sounds from the West. Instruments used in their music include duduks, Turkish drums, dulcimers, djembes, ouds, wooden flutes, guitars and pianos, among other instruments.

The Phil Morrison Trio featuring Keith Williams is not your typical jazz trio. What distinguishes this group from others are the fresh arrangements given to traditional jazz standards; the strong vocals of pianist, Keith Williams and their original material that may be flavored with elements of Asia, Africa, Brazil and the blues.

Martin Kerr performs across Canada and around the world. His intelligent, soulful style is compared to Jack Johnson, Cat Stevens and James Taylor.  He has reached millions on Canadian Idol and BBC World radio,
and with his character education songs in schools around the world.

Kevin Locke (Lakota name: Tȟokéya Inážiŋ, meaning "The First to Arise") is Lakota (Hunkpapa band) and Anishinaabe. He is a preeminent player of the Native American flute, a traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist and educator. He is most known for his hoop dance, The Hoop of Life.

Born in Buffalo, New York, USA, Katherine (Kathie)  Ann Fiero began studying the piano at 6 years old, the cello at 8 years, and the harp at 12. During the summers of 1968 and 1970, received scholarships to study harp at National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan. In 1972, graduated from State University of NY at Fredonai in Music Education, where she studied with Portuguese harpist, Mario Falcao. Afterwards, she studied with Professor Alice Chalifoux of the Cleveland Orchestra.

The only way to achieve it will link through ultimate and musical form of ripples in the colors blue, green, orange and decorated with musical notes in a spiral and mixed with liquid mercury makes its appearance Percival ... and share a dimensional range of doors, rich in gems and full of light and values of a magic consistency in this way giving the coordinates for your arrival.

Vocalist, composer, pianist, and artist, Elika considers herself a world citizen; her parents are from Iran, she was born in the US, raised in Kenya, and now lives in China. Elika’s love of music began when she was a child growing up in Africa. In between she has lived in Israel and Hong Kong. Her music beautifully expresses the diverse cultures that have been a part of her upbringing, blending and reflecting the influences of this varied background, drawing upon classical Western structures but incorporating instrumentation and styles from Iran to Ireland and China to Spain.

Chris Ruhe, award-winning, singer-songwriter, is a blues/jazz musician who grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, where he absorbed the music that still animates him. His first group, the Night Riders, a larval rock'n'roll group, played around the bars of Kansas City in the late '50's. Later he moved to 60's California where he played with the band that became Creedance Clearwater Revival.