Gardy Girault
The Pioneering DJ Behind 'RaRa Tech,' Blending Contemporary Electronic Beats with Haitian Musical Heritage.

Erol Josue
The Vodou Priest Uniting Contemporary Music Revolution with Haiti's Spiritual Origins. Erol Josue is a vodou priest, more than a singer and veteran musician from Haiti.

He is a true performer. His live performances, studio albums, and music videos tie together his experiences and foreign tours across various musical genres, traditional vodou, and Racines (roots), infused with jazz, electronic, and Haitian spirituals, creating an eccentric contemporary style. His fantastic voice captures the joy and pain of Haiti’s tragic past.

JOYCE N'SANA
The Trailblazer of Afrobluehop fusing Hip-Hop, Blues, and Congolese rhythms for a powerful message of peace.

Brown Rice Family
Uplifting, high-octane cross-cultural anthems for a global community
The vibrant group Brown Rice Family has artists from South Africa, Japan, Jamaica, Haiti, and the US with a Brooklyn feel. This multicultural band blends world, funk, reggae, hip-hop, and jazz to produce a distinctive mix of music reflecting their many cultures. They are a movement, not simply a band, that uses melody to foster enthusiasm, harmony, and social awareness.

Dende & Band
Pioneers in rhythm, fusing Candomblé, or Samba, and Afrobeat with a World-Class Musical Flair.
Dende is a multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, singer, composer, percussionist, and instructor. At 14, he made his stage debut with Carlinhos Brown’s famous percussion group, Timbalada, marking the start of his career as an expert musician. He has been performing with his musical bands and has divided his time between the US and Bahia since 2001. His flagship band, Dende & Band, reflects his broad musical palate and solid ties to rhythms like rumba, afrobeat, and mbalax, as well as his profound Candomblé and Samba de Roda roots.

Talie Cerin (Haiti)
A Talie singer-songwriter, guitar player, and podcast host from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, based in Philadelphia. Her work, which combines soul and folk music from Haiti, is a dedication to the two distinct cultures that have influenced her as a person and an artist. Talie sings with her faithful guitar, paying tribute to a rich and challenging history while offering bright prospects for the future to anybody looking for serenity.

Mamadou Diabate – SOLOBALAFON
Balafon Master
Balafons as solo instruments open the door to West African melodies for European listeners. The Balafons used in the concerts are different in tones or harmonies so that they can demonstrate various ways of African music.

MAMADOU DIABATE´S PERCUSSION MANIA
Mamadou Diabate, the Master of the Talking Balafon from Burkina Faso, is the founder and leader of Percussion Mania and plays a distinctive kind of balafon music. This group plays two balafons as lead instruments in a unique West African band.

Sanctuario
Afro-Latin Roots Music and Movement
Sanctuario is a dynamic musical group that creates a singular and compelling experience by mixing technological sounds with traditional Afro-Dominican rhythms.

Afro-Latin Afro-Caribbean Urban Salsa Afro Dominican Latin Roots
Mónica’s family comes from the Dominican Republic, and she grew up surrounded by Afro-Caribbean rhythms in Brooklyn, NY. Her music is rooted in Afro-Dominican and Afro-Haitian rhythms and is a love letter to Quisqueya and the world. She frequently collaborates with Okai Musik, and as descendants of DR and Haiti, they embrace the rich African rhythms that have historically united us.

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