Fode Sissoko is the grandson of the king of the kora, Soundioulou Cissokho, of Senegal. Sissoko, who carries on that ancestral wisdom in Los Angeles, has been playing the kora instrument, and other Mande instruments for over 40 years. He has toured globally with renowned companies including Ballet Bugarabu and with…
Amelia Butler is an indigenous Māori woman of Ngātiwai, Ngāti Awa and Ngāpuhi descent. She attended Kōhanga Reo (Māori language preschool) at a young age and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. Amelia studied Māori by correspondence at secondary school and led her school’s kapa haka (traditional Māori performance) group.
Mexican arts and culture
Santeria/Lukumi spiritual practices
Mayan Yucatec arts and culture
Afghan Dance: Sawal Jawab (Call and Response)
Kalari ppayattu Martial Arts
A conversation on Drag and Community with the Imperial Court of Los Angeles and Hollywood
Zakarya and Naomi Diouf of Oakland and Hugo Morales of Fresno Honored
Promoting and preserving Lao culture
