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. OneBeat’s performance at SPACE is co-sponsored by Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project.