Carmencristina Moreno
Carmencristina Moreno, recipient of the Bess Lomax Hawes Award, has been recognized for her lifelong contribution to Mexican American musical heritage through songwriting, performing, and teaching.
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Bao Mo-Li
Bao has established herself as a lead jing-erhu performer, teacher, and vocal coach.
P J Hirabayashi
The founders of San Jose Taiko, Roy and PJ Hirabayashi have helped to create a new Asian-American art form by infusing the traditional rhythms of Japanese drumming with musical and cultural influences from around the world.
Queen Ida Guillory
There have been several kings of zydeco over the years, but there has been only one Queen Ida.
Albertina Walker
Singer-songwriter known as the “Queen of Gospel Music”
Amma D McKen
McKen has sung traditional sacred Yoruba music since she was 14 and is recognized as a Priestess of Yemonja.
Ola Belle Reed
US Appalachian folk singer, songwriter and banjo player
Elizabeth Cronin
Irish folk singer
June Carter Cash
June Carter Cash was a country and folk singer and the wife of Johnny Cash.
Elizabeth Crotty
Irish concertina player