Lotus World Music and Arts Festival
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The Lotus World Music and Arts Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Bloomington, Indiana
every September/October. Drawing artists from every continent, the festival takes place over the course of a weekend in the downtown area. It has featured such names as Balkan Beat Box
, Seu Jorge, and the Mamadou Diabate Ensemble
.
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
every September/October. Drawing artists from every continent, the festival takes place over the course of a weekend in the downtown area. It has featured such names as Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box
Balkan Beat Box is an Israeli musical group founded by Tamir Muskat, Ori Kaplan of Firewater and Big Lazy, and Tomer Yosef . As a musical project they often cooperate with a host of other musicians both in the studio as well as live...
, Seu Jorge, and the Mamadou Diabate Ensemble
Mamadou Diabaté
Mamadou Diabaté is a kora player. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording several albums.-Life and career:...
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