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April 3, 2018

Next Four Artists Announced

West African Highlife Band

The National Folk Festival has released the second group of artists who will be performing in downtown Salisbury from September 7 – 9, 2018.

The four artists announced today include:

  • The Chankas of Peru (Port Chester, New York) – Andean scissors dance
    Carrying on the legendary danza de las tijeras (scissors dance), an ancient, highly acrobatic indigenous ritual dance from the southern Andes of Peru.
  • Liz Carroll (Chicago, Illinois) – Irish
    Acclaimed for her virtuosity and creativity, this Chicago-born fiddler is among the most influential and celebrated in the world of traditional Irish music.
  • Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (Mamou, Louisiana) – Cajun
    Both deeply traditional and forward-looking, this band sets the standard for modern Cajun music—sophisticated, soulful, and never failing to move both body and spirit.
  • West African Highlife Band (El Cerrito, California) – highlife
    Acclaimed Nigerian bassist Babá Ken Okulolo and his all-star band deliver the irresistibly danceable sounds of classic highlife.

To learn more about these artists and their stories, please visit nationalfolkfestival.com/performers. More performers will be announced as they are confirmed.

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