Showcase Opportunity : ETHNO USA 2025
Deadline: August 1, 2025
JM International (JMI), Folk Alliance International (FAI) and the North Carolina Folk Festival announce their third year of partnership to bring the global international musical exchange program, Ethno USA, to the North Carolina Folk Festival in Greensboro in September 2025. Ethno has been established in the U.S. since 2019 via a partnership between JM International and Folk Alliance International (FAI).
Ethno USA 2025 will welcome approximately 30 musicians from around the world (between the ages of 18-30 years old) along with 4 artistic mentors for an 11-day residency where the group will create a repertoire of traditional songs from around the world played by a unique 'Ethnorchestra', comprising of musicians and instrumentation that changes each year based on recruitment.
Participating musicians will get to experience a vast diversity of musical traditions both from the U.S. and other parts of the world. Together they will arrange 10-12 songs from as many different countries and cultures. At Ethno, participants bring with them a song or a piece of music which they teach to the group through a series of workshops during the 11-day residency creating an exciting repertoire that will be performed at the NC Folk Festival. All teaching at Ethno is peer-led and collaborative. Besides the formal peer-to-peer workshops, there will be plenty of opportunities to share music, cultural traditions and jam all night long.
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