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Musicians from Mongolia, Finland, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Poland and elsewhere will perform in Bloomington as part of the 20th annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival.
Scheduled Sept. 25-29, the event will begin with a reunion performance by Hoosier a cappella group Monkey Puzzle at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
Tickets go on sale Aug. 2 via the Buskirk-Chumley online box office.
Specific performance times and sites haven't been announced, but Lotus is sharing its roster of 23 acts:
>> Jazz group Arga Bileg (Mongolia)
>> Vocal quartet Barbara Furtuna (France)
>> Experimental folk band DakhaBrakha (Ukraine)
>> Mexican-American folk duo David Wax Museum (Boston)
>> Ethiopian pop group Debo Band (Boston)
>> Folk trio De Temps Antan (Canada)
>> Jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca (Cuba)
>> Fiddle group Frigg (Finland)
>> India-focused fusion band Funkadesi (Chicago)
>> Experimental folk band Japonize Elephants (San Francisco)
>> Folk quartet Kardemimmit (Finland)
>> Sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan, with Amaan Ali Khan & Ayaan Ali Khan (India)
>> Percussionists Srinivas Krishnan (India) and Abbos Kosimov (Uzbekistan) with rubâb player Homayun Sakhi (Afghanistan)
>> Indie-folk duo Lily & Madeleine (Indianapolis)
>> Vocalist Sonia M’Barek (Tunisia)
>> Vocal group Monkey Puzzle (Bloomington)
>> Hip-hop group Nomadic Massive (Canada)
>> Folk trio the Once (Canada)
>> Folk trio Pacific Curls (New Zealand)
>> Bhangra band Red Baraat (New York City)
>> Maloya vocalist Christine Salem (Réunion)
>> Folk quartet Väsen (Sweden)
>> Folk quintet Volosi (Poland)
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