LEAF Fest 2013: Mavis Staples, Ozomatli, Peter Rowan & more
By Team JamBase Feb 8, 2013 • 1:37 pm PST
LEAF ANNOUNCES THEIR 36TH FESTIVAL
PERFORMING ARTS LINEUP
 Mavis Staples |
LEAF is proud to announce the lineup of performing artists for the Spring 2013
LEAF Festival, taking place May 9-12, 2013 in Black Mountain, NC. Headlining the 36th festival are R&B icon Mavis Staples; urban Latino culture-mashers Ozomatli; Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, led by the bluegrass legend; Zimbabwean maestro Oliver Mtukudzi & the Black Spirits; and Abigail Washburn, Appalachian songbird & long-time LEAF favorite. With support in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, LEAF will present an eclectic sampling of vocal traditions. From American folk, vocal jazz, and gospel traditions to Tibetan a cappella, Zimbabwean afro-pop and classical choral customs, you’ll experience a blend of voices both familiar and new.
Once again, LEAF’s performing arts passport will take you all over the world: the favelas of Brazil [Matuto]; the swamps of New Orleans [Papa Grows Funk & Honey Island Swamp Band]; the kelly green hills of Ireland [Solas]; the tablas-tuned halls of India [Talavya]; and right back to LEAF’s own Western NC backyard [The Broadcast]. Combining the diversity of names and faces you’ve come to love at LEAF with a myriad of dancing [Contra, Latin, Swing, Cajun, Square], poetry slams, folk art & craft exhibitions, outdoor adventure, and the LEAFlet Kid’s Village [a festival in and of itself], LEAF never ceases to offer new and exciting cultural connections.
Tickets and volunteering opportunities are available through LEAF’s website or by calling the LEAF office at 828-686-8742.
Spring LEAF 2013 Performing Arts Lineup
Mavis Staples Ozomatli Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band Oliver Mtukudzi & the Black Spirits Abigail Washburn Solas Papa Grows Funk MC Yogi Lizz Wright Ben Sollee Honey Island Swamp Band Yungchen Lhamo Dirk Powell Band with Riley Baugus Orgone Secret Agent 23 Skidoo Contra with Elixir & The Mean Lids, called by Nils Fredland & Diane Silver Late-Night Techno Contra with DJ Jor-D & caller Maggie Jo Saylor The Broadcast Como Mamas Matuto Sheila Kay Adams Talavya Sirens in the Round, featuring Laura Blackley, Mary Ellen Davis, Cary Fridley, Kellin Watson, and Lyric Blue Ridge Orchestra Unifire Theatre Green Grass Cloggers The Spring Chickens WWC Old-Time String Band Royal Kingdom of Happyland Freewheelin MaMas Art Farm Toy Boat Circus Tent Warren Wilson Gamelan Ensemble Asheville Community Movement Whee Ahh Faerie Kin 40 Fingers & A Missing Tooth LEAF Schools & Streets Resident Teaching Artists:
Adama Dembele Christine Garvin Erinn Huntley Gary Bradley Imhotep Kuumba Zuwena Lisa Zahiya Nina Ruffini Santos
