Traditional Arts Development Program Participants


2011
African Queens Youth Performance Company West African dance
California Indian Basketweavers Association Native Californian basketweaving
Hālau o Keikiali'i Hawaiian Cultural Center Hawaiian arts & culture
Kayaman Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts Philippine arts and culture
Kitka Eastern European women's vocals
TAIKOPROJECT Japanese taiko
The Culture Catalyst African diasporic arts & culture
2010
Balle Fette Bu Senegal Senegalese music and dance
Ballet Folklorico Nuestra Raices Mexican folkloric dance
Cambodian Community Development, Inc. Cambodian arts and culture
Charya Cheam Burt Cambodian Classical Dance
JC Culture Foundation Chinese dance
Jubilith Moore Japanese Noh theater
Las Bomberas de la Bahia Puerto Rican bomba
Marion Coleman African American quilting
Oakland Asian Cultural Center Asian and Pacific Islander arts and culture
OngDance Company Korean dance
Raphael Xavier African American breakdancing
San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild African-American, women, and Chicano/Latino arts
Teatro de la Tierra Mexican carpa theater
2009
Antelope Valley College Band P'urhepecha wind band music
California Traditional Music Society Folk and traditional music
Croatian American Cultural Center Croatian arts and culture
Gamelan Sekar Jaya Balinese music and dance
International Capoeira Angola Foundation-Oakland Afro-Brazilian capoeira
Kawaiisu Language & Cultural Center Kawaiisu language and culture
Kutturan Chamoru Performers Chamoru dance
Laotian-American Community of Fresno Lao arts and culture
Manipuri Dance Visions Northeast Indian Manipuri dance
Nicholson Pipes & Drums Scottish Great Highland bagpipe
Oakland Asian Cultural Center Asian and Pacific Islander arts and culture
Prumsodun Ok Cambodian classical dance
Samnang Pich Cambodian roneat ek
San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild African-American, women, and Chicano/Latino arts
Tawanda muChinyakare Zimbabwean music and dance
Teye Sa Thiosanne African Drum & Dance Company West African song, music & dance
The Sweet Set Irish music
2008
ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco Afro-Brazilian capoeira
BrasArte Brazilian music and dance
Chtiresh Das Dance Company North Indian Kathak dance
Danza Mixcoatl Aztec danza
El Wah Movement Haitian dance
Ensohza Japanese minzoku-geino
Joti Singh Punjabi Bhangra and Guinean dance
Kua'aina Associates Indigenous arts & cultures
Mas Makers Massive Trinidadian Carnival arts and traditions
Mozel Zeke Nealy Haitian Vodou drumming
Nut Hill Productions American folklife
San Diego Folk & Traditional Cultures Alliance Folk & traditional arts
Stepology American tap dance
Trinity Center for Music South Indian Carnatic violin
Wendeanne Ke'aka Stitt Hawaiian kapa
2007
Aziz Herawi Afghan music
Charya Cheam Burt Cambodian Classical Dance
Dance Kaiso Afro-Caribbean music and dance
Danza Floricanto/USA Mexican folklorico dance
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company West African music, dance, and theater
Gadung Kasturi Balinese Dance and Music Balinese dance & music
Genryu Arts Japanese taiko
Govind Raghavan South Indian Carnatic violin
Hālau o Keikiali'i Hawaiian Cultural Center Hawaiian arts & culture
Khaley Nguewel Senegalese dance and music
Kodo Arts Sphere America Japanese taiko
Oakland Asian Cultural Center Asian and Pacific Islander arts and culture
Odissi Vilas: Sacred Dance of India Northeast Indian Odissi
Özden Öztoprak Kurdish Alevi folk music
Peony Performing Arts Chinese Kunqu opera
San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild African-American, women, and Chicano/Latino arts
SPACES American folk art
Tryggvi Larum Icelandic wood sculpture
Wang Wei Chinese percussion
2006
Al-Juzoor Dabkeh Troupe Palestinian dabkeh
Door Dog Music Productions World music
2005
Door Dog Music Productions World music
Ektaa Center Indian arts and culture
Esha Bandyopadhyay Northeast Indian Odissi
Ezterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble Hungarian folk dance
Genryu Arts Japanese taiko
Hmong Cultural Heritage Center and Museum Hmong arts & culture
Katada Kikusa Japanese hayashi
Khaley Nguewel Senegalese dance and music
Kineya Kichikazu Japanese Nagauta
Kodo Arts Sphere America Japanese taiko
Kwashi Amevuvor Ghanaian drumming
Los Paisanos Mexican folkloric dance
Mexican Cultural Institute Mexican arts & culture
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir African American Gospel music
Riverside Municipal Museum Southern Californian arts & cultures
Rubén Guzmán Mexican cartonería
Sambath Pich Cambodian raneat ek
Wang Wei Chinese percussion
2004
Allyson Allen African American quilting
Arpana Dance Company South Indian Bharata Natyam
Central California Alliance for the Preservation of Mariachi Mexican mariachi
Congregacíon de Danzas Azteca de EECU Aztec danza
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company West African music, dance, and theater
Ektaa Center Indian arts and culture
Hideko Nakajima Japanese shamisen
Ink People Center for the Arts Folk & traditional arts
Inyo Council for the Arts Multicultural arts and culture
Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization Japanese arts and culture
Kampuchean Buddhist Association Cambodian arts and culture
Khmer Arts Academy Cambodian classical dance
Liän Ensemble Persian music
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center Mexican arts and culture
North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center Multicultural arts and culture
Pallavi Dance Group Northeast Indian Odissi
People's CORE Multicultural arts and culture
Voice of Roma Romani arts and culture
World Kulintang Institute Filipino kulintang
2002
Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival Native Californian languages and cultures
APSARA Southeast Asian arts & culture
California Indian Basketweavers Association Native Californian basketweaving
Cambodian Dancers of San Diego Cambodian classical dance
Center for Jewish Culture & Creativity Jewish arts and culture
Central California Indian Basket Weavers Retreat Central Native Californian basketweaving
Dehcontee Liberian Dance Company Liberian dance
Dumna Cultural Preservation Association Dumna arts and culture
Ezterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble Hungarian folk dance
Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra Chinese traditional music
Hālau Ka Pa Hula ‘O Wahineali’i Hawaiian hula
Herminia Albarrán Romero Mexican paper arts
Kalingas-North America Network Kalinga arts and culture
Kokopelli Foundation of Music, Arts & Culture Navajo arts and culture
Miyagi Ryu Ohtori no Kai USA Okinawan traditional dance
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles Quilts and textiles
SPACES American folk art
United Cambodian Community Cambodian arts and culture
Viver Brasil Dance Company Afro-Brazilian dance