Smart Baitani, Tanzanian-born conductor of the Twin Cities Tanzanian Choir

Tim Eriksen, singer from  Massachusetts, plus composer, guitar, fiddle, banjo, etc. player, music historian, and Indian classical (Carnatic) vina player, solo artist and member of Cordelia's Dad, a rock/punk/American traditional trio

Milo Fine, musician of the jazz/improvised music group, the Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble

Dan Haugen, community radio DJ of local music show Local Sound Department

Zombo La, Tibetan-born singer of traditional Tibetan songs, now living in St. Louis Park

Janis Lane-Ewart, community radio DJ of jazz music show the Collective Eye

Siama Matuzungidi, east Congolese composer and musician in several local bands

Pablo Miranda, Uruguayan-born local DJ of world music show Shake 'N Bake

Elizabeth Namarra, West Ethiopian composer, singer, and founder of the Rehoboth International Oromo Choir

Richard Paske, a St. Paul jazz musician born and raised in Edina, a Minneapolis suburb

Tony Paul, Trinidadian local percussionist and community radio DJ of world music show Shake 'N Bake

Nam Gyal Phurbu, Indian-born Tibetan composer, singer, and producer

Nirmala Rajasekar, Indian Carnatic singer, vina player, composer, and music teacher

Dan Richmond, composer, singer, and guitar player in local rock/American traditional band The Ashtray Hearts

Acela Rodriguez, Mexican-born singer and child care volunteer at the West Side Family Center and at local schools in St. Paul

Joko Sustrino, Indonesian director of the Schubert Club Gamelan orchestra

Kace, Kao, Chong, Phong, and Niko Vang, members of HMong pop band, Destiny