World Music

Non-Western classical music

Taproot Musicians standing in formal clothes in front of a brick building.

Taproot New Music Festival

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Ann E. Pitzer Center
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Itzhak Perlman and In the Fiddler's House performers on stage playing their instruments.

Itzhak Perlman In the Fiddler's House

Venue:
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
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Davis
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Las Cafeteras performer, Yulissa in Día de los Muertos makeup and jewelry.

Las Cafeteras

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Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
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Davis
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On the left, Mariachi Herencia singing together. On the right, Leonardo Aguilar singing with a microphone.

Mariachi Herencia de México with Leonardo Aguilar

Venue:
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
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Davis
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Raiatea Helm in a red dress and pearls with her ukelele.

Raiatea Helm

Venue:
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
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Davis
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Sara Watkins, Aoife O'Donovan, and Sarah Jarosz standing together in a field.

I'm With Her

Venue:
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
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Davis
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Ledisi wearing a long golden light brown dress with a fur shawl

Ledisi "for Dinah"

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Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
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Davis
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On the left, Jerry Harrison in a black shirt with his black guitar. On the right, the Stop Making Sense concert film poster.

Stop Making Sense: A Film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads

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Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
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Davis
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Melody of China Combines With Ali Akbar College of Music for Cross-Cultural Premiere

Lou Fancher - May 5, 2025

At the SF International Arts Festival, the Chinese chamber group mixes it up with a world premiere, music from the Xinjiang region, and more.

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As NEA Cancels Grants, Small and Midsize Arts Organizations Are Hit Hardest

Janos Gereben - May 5, 2025

The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of funding — affecting the SF International Arts Festival, among others — presages bigger problems.