Think globally, look and listen locally. State of the Arts looks at the the culturally diverse Twin Cities arts scene. How do immigrants to the United States fuse their old and new experiences into new art forms?
Liberian polyrhythms
Jake Daynuah and partner Joe Woyee run the record label Kinzo Music Works and produce CDs by local Liberian acts.
Yawo Attivor
The singer and bassist for the new Afrobeat/funk group Yawo & les Fils. Attivor left Togo for America in 1992—not long after being jailed for protesting the government there.
Some Minnesota artists find fame elsewhere
Every time you buy a book on-line or surf the web looking for information on a foreign band, you are participating in the new global arts market. Globalization is presenting artists with many opportunities to reach new audiences. It's presenting artists with unforeseen challenges, as well.
