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Roots and Chords Music is happy to present our artist roster for the 2026–27 season.
We are honored to continue working with our longtime partners and excited to expand our collaborations with new projects across the global world music landscape.
In 2025, we organized 80 live shows and released four records.
Much more is coming in 2026–27.
We are honored to continue working with our longtime partners and excited to expand our collaborations with new projects across the global world music landscape.
- Continuing collaborations
- The Klezmatics — Grammy-winning pioneers redefining klezmer through bold contemporary collaboration
- Vopli Vidopliassova — Iconic Ukrainian band blending folk roots, punk energy, and cultural activism
- Enver Izmaylov — Virtuoso guitarist merging jazz, maqam, and Crimean Tatar traditions
- Fugu Dugu — Women-led folk-punk with Eastern European roots and dance-floor intensity
- La Manga — Afro-Colombian rhythms and psychedelic cumbia with a New York edge
- New collaborations for 2026–27
- Nogu Svelo! — Immigrant punk with sharp humor, political bite, and cross-cultural reach
- La Banda Chuska — Surf-cumbia and psychedelic Latin grooves built for high-energy live shows
- Yegor Zabelov — Experimental accordion at the intersection of avant-folk and minimalism
- Lavender Light Gospel Choir — Historic Black LGBTQ+ gospel choir celebrating over four decades of song and community
- Trio Mandilli — Georgian polyphonic singing with a massive global following
In 2025, we organized 80 live shows and released four records.
Much more is coming in 2026–27.
About Roots and Chords Music
Roots and Chords Music provides full-service artist management dedicated to world music and cross-cultural exchange. We use the latest technologies—data-driven touring, modern marketing, and innovative release strategies—while nurturing truly unique artistic collaborations that travel across borders and generations.
In 2025, our artists appeared at major global industry platforms including globalFEST and WOMEX, partnered with premier venues and leading festivals across North America and Europe, presented more than 100 live shows, and released three albums.
We work with internationally renowned acts such as The Klezmatics, Vopli Vidopliassova, and Nogu Svelo!, while developing bold new voices including Fugu Dugu and La Manga.
Rooted in tradition and powered by innovation, Roots and Chords Music connects cultures, sparks fearless collaborations, and helps world music reach new audiences worldwide.
In 2025, our artists appeared at major global industry platforms including globalFEST and WOMEX, partnered with premier venues and leading festivals across North America and Europe, presented more than 100 live shows, and released three albums.
We work with internationally renowned acts such as The Klezmatics, Vopli Vidopliassova, and Nogu Svelo!, while developing bold new voices including Fugu Dugu and La Manga.
Rooted in tradition and powered by innovation, Roots and Chords Music connects cultures, sparks fearless collaborations, and helps world music reach new audiences worldwide.
Our Team
- Ilya SokolovFounder
- Anya NikolaienkoCreative Designer
- Polina HorbanVideoeditor
- Alexandra LitvinovaVideoeditor and SMM
- Gentry MarinoBooking Manager
- Serhii NovikovSound Engineer
- Max SchwimmerBooking Manager
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