- Minor Empire (Toronto/Turkey)
Toronto-based World Music ensemble Minor Empire featuring guitarist/composer/producer Ozan Boz and vocalist Ozgu Ozman. Heavily influenced by traditional Turkish music the band also adds psychedelia, electronica and jazz to the tunes heard on their sublime debut album Second Nature.
- Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole (Louisiana)
Born in Texas, roots musician Cedric Watson has made a name for himself on the Louisiana Créole music scene with several bands including the Pine Leaf Boys who played West Vancouver Memorial Library a few years back.
- Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto (Colombia)
Members of the Kogi culture from the Caribbean region of Colombia, Los Gaiteros combine indigenous instruments with African percussion. The band was formed more than 70 years ago.
- Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
Singer and activist Emel Mathlouthi became the Voice of the Tunisian Arab Spring - the Jasmine Revolution - and helped to inspire her nation's revolution with her protest songs.
- Lucinda Williams (Texas blues)
American roots icon performs on the main stage tonight.
- Blitz the Ambassador (Brooklyn/Africa)
Ghanaian-born, Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist.
- Canailles (Quebec roots)
Montreal group mixes roots music with garage rock.
- Chatham County Line (North Carolina) Raleigh, North Carolina bluegrass quartet have put out a stellar list of albums on the Yep Roc label working with Chris Stamey.
- Sidi Touré (Mali)
North African musician from Gao, Mali brings his version of Songhai desert blues to the West Coast.
- Alejandra Robles (Mexico)
Afro-Mexican singer originally from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, a community in the Costa Chica region of Mexico.
