May Day Marching Band

May Day Marching Band

— About Us MAY DAY  MARCHING BAND  The May Day Marching Band, an inclusive community-based band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band formed in 2009 as part of the first annual May Day Parade in Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill neighborhood. Since then, their presence...
Big Blitz

Big Blitz

— About Us BIG BLITZ  Big Blitz is a Pittsburgh based band that was born from the sounds of dance, rock, and jazz improvisation. This trio is comprised of Lucas Ciesielski (Baritone and Tenor Sax), Nick Grabigel (Drums and Guitar), and Mason Ciesielski (Tenor Sax and...
Afro Yaqui Music Collective

Afro Yaqui Music Collective

— About Us AFRO YAQUI MUSIC COLLECTIVE  Afro Yaqui Music Collective came together in Pittsburgh in response to the rapidly changing political climate, in which working immigrant communities have become under attack, and climate change has threatened peoples across the...
Kiko Villamizar

Kiko Villamizar

— About Us KIKO VILLAMIZAR  Born in Miami to Colombian parents was taken to Colombia as a child and raised on a coffee farm where he learned Colombian folk music through oral tradition with his family. He studied jazz in Miami, then began traveling, collecting...
Blak Rapp M.A.D.U.S.A.

Blak Rapp M.A.D.U.S.A.

— About Us BLAK RAPP M.A.D.U.S.A.  Blak Rapp M.A.D.U.S.A. is a rapper, poet, activist and historian. M.A.D.U.S.A. (also known as Melanie Carter) and whose name is an acronym for ‘Making A Difference Using Skills and Activism’ has a degree in Africana Studies from the...