RyanNicole is a world renown MC & Poet whose lyrical prowess has been exploited on international stages and web platforms, garnering fans in the thousands across the globe. Her musical compositions include a solo mixtape, entitled Dis’Onance and several collaborative efforts with her group Nu Dekades and other artists. RyanNicole has performed with a wide array of artists and persons of influence, most notably President Barack Obama…enough said.

An intergalactic fusion of funk, soul, jazz, house and blues. The Futurelics is a journey into the ancient future.

Emerging artist, CHARI, has teamed up with musicians Shoji (Machine Zero), Dawn Livingston, Rich Wells (Modern Monsters) to form a blend of hip hop, rap, rock, and experimental sounds that have the boom bap of old school hip hop, the groove of tasty modern beats, and a penchant to unapologetically rock the house and sometimes even take it down to another level of chill. The Bay Area is known for leading at the cutting edge and Mad Fiction is gonna help you take the edge off.

DRUVVY is an East Flatbush, Brooklyn native born to Jamaican parents. As a musician, he is known for providing his “DRUVVYSTYLE” drumming on upcoming 79.5 debut album “Predictions” (Big Crown Records), upcoming Doc Severinsen documentary, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 2013 album “FLY: THE CUSTOMS PRELUDE”, for Childish Gambino, MF Doom, De La Soul, Yaasin Bey, Curtis Reinhard and many more. Get familiar with his “SUPERCHARGED” sound!

Asheba is an engaging musical storyteller who has specialized in family entertainment since1998. Born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, he was influenced by its spectacular festival, Carnival and the folkloric oral tradition, calypso. Today, he is a renowned world musician who playfully blends calypso, reggae, neo-folk and more.

FR333 is an Oakland based hip-hop duo comprised ofproducer, XOA andrapper, MADlines

Both artists share a love for music’s ability to bring people together and uplift spirits. Their recent release, Contagious Spirit, a collaborative song and video with Eritrean singer, ASTU debuted on AFROPUNK and was described as “excitingly fresh” by SF Deli Magazine.

Since 1938, the Deutscher Musikverein has entertained audiences around the San Francisco Bay Area with traditional German marches, polkas, European folk and concert pieces in addition to favorites of jazz, pop and Broadway. Founded by a group of German-Americans as a hobby community band, the band today includes amateur and professional musicians of many nationalities and vintages and continues to contribute to the cultural activities of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rob Reich Trio will perform a lively and creative concert of classic and original tunes, featuring Rob Reich on accordion. Rob is quintessentially what makes the Oakland music scene a vibrant and vital mecca for independent music; he’s become one of its stalwart underground artists. He starting studying piano at age three. After graduating with a degree in Music Composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, he moved to Oakland, where he discovered the accordion, now his primary instrument. He is best known for his work with Circus Bella, Gaucho, and Tin Hat.

LA GENTE SF is a San Francisco based, international recording group led by singer-songwriter Rafael Bustamante Sarria. The group has created their own unique blend of World Music, Cumbia, Reggae, Salsa, Reggaeton & Hip-Hop. LA GENTE SF fuses together rhythms and cultural influences from all over the Caribbean with their distinct Bay Area flavor to create an infectious, high energy dance party. After years of touring and creating new music, LA GENTE SF has built a large and loyal following all over the US and the globe. The group’s most recent fourth album “Borderless” features special guest Deuce Eclipse of Bang Data and Zion-I. LA GENTE SF was founded in 2007, since then They have performed numerous festivals, universities, radio stations, museums, art galleries and major venues all over the US. For example: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Austin, Portland and New York. LA GENTE SF has also performed internationally in Spain, Italy, France, Great Britain, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua and most recently embarked on a month long tour of Colombia.

Their notoriety and showmanship had found them sharing the stage with other recognized recording artists, such as George Clinton and The P-Funk All Stars, E-40, La Santa Cecilia, Quantic, The Digital Underground, Hyro-Glyphics, Coolio, Digable Planets, Pato Banton, Los Rakas, Lyrics Born, Pete Escovedo, and MALO.

“La Gente, led by Rafael Bustamante Sarria, plays an intoxicating cocktail of world music, mixing cumbia, reggae, salsa and hip-hop. Dance music with a political edge” – KQED Arts 

Mario Y Su Timbeko is a sextet formed by Cuban drummer and composer Mario Salomón, TimbeKO features: Carlos Caro on congas and percussion, bassist and cuatro player Pedro Pastrana, Erick Peralta on keys, pianist Jason Moen, and singer and songwriter Juan Luis Perez. They made their debut on the streets of Oakland at the 2018 Temescal Street Fair. TimbeKO incorporates elements of R&B, Gospel, Jazz and Funk into the sounds of popular Cuban Salsa, also known as Timba. They have performed in multiple festivals and clubs in the SF Bay Area, and most recently performed a live set for “Con Sabor” on KPFA Radio. They are considered the Bay Area’s hottest new band…

To consider local SF Bay Area MC, singer and songwriter Ryan Greene a prolific artist would be an understatement. Since the mid-80’s, Bay Area native, Ryan Greene has devoted his life path to music and for this, has reaped the benefits of being a tenacious and charismatic staple in the Bay Area music scene. Making the transition from graffiti writer, to graphic artist, and now arranger, composer, producer, singer and emcee, Ryan Greene is an all-in-one package, with talent and skill that begs for comparison.

“Dancing In the Dimond” on Saturday, September 29th is presented by About The Music in partnership with the All The Way Live Foundation. The dance zone features performances by New Style Hustle, House of Energi, The Krow, Warriors of Rhythm and Playboyz Inc and DJ’s Rahiem Jihad, Kincaid, Riddm, Eric Groove, CPJ and special guest OVEOUS with Master of Ceremonies Power Serge and CoFlo.

“thePeople’s Sunday” on Sunday, September 30th showcases thePeople Oakland with performances by DJ Cecil, Cali, Nina Sol and more TBA!