OneBeat

OneBeat brings together innovative young musicians from 17 (!) countries for an evening of new and collaborative music from traditional to the avant-garde.

Created by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and designed and produced by the NYC-based arts organization Found Sound Nation, OneBeat brings musicians (ages 19-35) from around the world to a region of the U.S. for one month each year to collaboratively write, produce, and perform original music, and develop strategies for arts-based social engagement. OneBeat begins with an opening residency, when fellows collaborate to create original material, record new musical ideas, and incubate their projects. OneBeat fellows then go on tour across a region of the U.S., performing for diverse audiences, collaborating with local musicians, and leading workshops with youth and community organizations. During the month, each OneBeat musician also sets out their plans for the future, further developing projects in their home countries that embody the OneBeat mission of collaboration and engagement.

Featuring…
Aklesh Sutar – MC – India
Apeal Paudel – Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocalist – Nepal
Asel Temirbayeva – Producer – Kazakhstan
Bernard Nana Appiah – Vocalist – Ghana
Bunga Dessri – Multi-Instrumentalist, Vocalist – Indonesia
Camille Vogley-Howes – Composer, Fiddle Player – United States
Chiho Oka – Artist – Computer Musician – Japan
CRUZ – Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer – Argentina
Evan Jelani Lawrence – Bassist, Producer, Vocalist – United States
Jana Farouk – DJ, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer – Egypt
Kaan Sancaktar – Accordion Player, Multi-Instrumentalist – Turkey
Kateryna Ziabliuk – Composer, Pianist – Ukraine
Kathleen Brady Ross – Pianist, Producer, Singer-Songwriter – United States
LABDI – Orutu Player, Sound Artist – Kenya
Larissa Umaytá – Percussionist – Brazil
Leidy Montilla aka LA MALSONANTE – Composer, Vocalist – Colombia
Loveth Omasirichi Chizinum – Producer, Singer-Songwriter – Nigeria
Norma Jean Haynes – Banjo Player, Vocalist – United States
Sarah Gutiérrez – Cellist – Cuba
Selbe Diouf – MC, Vocalist – Senegal
Suprayedno Rukaya – Multi-Instrumentalist – Indonesia
Veeru Shan – Percussionist – Pakistan
Yasel Muñoz – Flutist – Cuba

OneBeat is a project of Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.