V-LEAF

                                                                                                     

VLEAF is a way for you experience all that the LEAF festivals had to offer in 2022 (well not everything, but we squeezed in as much as we could!) Check out performances from LEAF favorites in a virtual setting. Grab some popcorn, your favorite blanket and let LEAF come to you! 

50th Solid Gold V-LEAF

The Legends of Africa & LEAF Favorites

 

The time has finally come to introduce the greatly anticipated LEAF Solid Gold 50th Festival, featuring the “Legends of Africa.” We pulled no punches, as we return with a full-size festival and many of the LEAF traditions we all cherish. We have a wonderful roster of artists that have all been part of LEAF in the past. Why the “Legends of Africa?” Africa is the core and essence of where so much of humanity and music has originated. It has forever influenced music and cultures throughout the world with the diaspora of its people. Secondly, over the years, LEAF has connected deeply with many African artists and friends that have become family. And because of these bonds and our love of Africa, we chose the theme “Legends of Africa” to bring back the magic of not just the continent, but its people, our family. So join us for a true gathering of friends and the rekindling of traditions that have made the past 27 years of festivals memorable. Join us October 20-23 for the LEAF Solid Gold 50th Festival, featuring the “Legends of Africa.”

Angelique Kidjo

Benin! 5x Grammy winning legend of Africa & amazing ensemble!

Rising Appalachia
Soulful Song Igniting World Changing Spirit Fires

LEAF International
Rwanda Jr Troupe

Shaka Zulu &
Zulu Connection

NEA National Heritage Fellow 2022! West African Stilt Dancing & NOLA Mardi Gras Indians

Adama Dembele

Culture keeper from the Ivory Coast shares his love for drumming!

Secret Agency w/23 Skidoo

Grammy winning family hip hop, featuring Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band

Screaming J's

Late night dance party!

Trek6

Miami art guru

Rocky Dawuni
Ghana! Reggae Star & Grammy nominee from Ghana!

DakhaBrakha

Ukranian super group folk meets punk & ethno-chaos

Preservation Hall All Stars

NOLA! Jazz Legends & Culture Bearers

Darrell Rose

West African Drum Master

Atiba Rorie

Ghana! Master Drummer, Dancer & West African Culture Teaching Artist

Chatham County Line

Old-time, Bluegrass w/ Americana

Donna The Buffalo

Roots Zydeco Boogie!

Ethno USA

Epic peer-led world folk orchestra

Chinobay of Uganda

Traditional Ugandan music with an inspiring ensemble

Kevin Spears

The Kalimba man!

Masankho Banda

Malawi! Peace Builder through dance, stories and rhythms of Africa

Charly Lowry

Charly Lowry of the Lumbee & Tuscarora Tribes!

American Patchwork Band

Reclaiming the immigrant soul of American Roots Music

Playing with Fyre
Dance! Dance! Dance!

Orquesta Akokan
Cuba! Fierce Cuban Mambo

The Huntertones
Brooklyn! Funk, Fearless & Soulful

Johnny Irion

Americana & Folk

Jordan Scheffer

Amazing vocalist with special quest Chinobay!

Nu Paradigm Ent.

Street Dance Spectacular!!

Zabumba

Samba Amazingness

Mountain Circus Arts

Buskers bring their circus skills to LEAF

Menage
The original skirt & boots trio has reunited for the 50th! A true LEAF fav!

Street Creature Puppet

Rise of the Puppets!

Melissa McKinney
International Blues competition winner!

Carol Rifkin
Old time music jam!

Ash Devine

Folk Singer Extraordinaire

Billy Jonas

A kids favorite

Blue Ridge Pride Queens
A true audience favorite! Advocacy & Celebration for WNC's LGBTQ Community

Unifire Theater
Spellbounding Firey Arts

Sadie Gustafon-Zook

Newsong winner w/ her ensemble

McKinney

Amazing singer making a difference through song

*Poetry Slam
Poets reunite for 50th poetry slam with Slammaster Nave

Kathryn OShea Banjo, Feelings & Soundscapes

Agustin Frederic
Costa Rica! World Percussion

Songs From The Road Band
Bluegrass Supergroup

Black Mountain College

Learn inspiring stories that happened here!

Funkin' Around With Garfield
Funk it up NOLA style

Dj Haviken Hayes
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