A Trinidad native, Michael Kernahan currently lives in Miami, Florida where he builds steel pans for bands across the United States and the Caribbean islands. He won a Florida Folk Heritage Award in 2005. He is the musical director and arranger of the Twentieth Century Steel Band. Mike conducted workshops in steel pan playing at […]
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Marcela Diaz
Marcela Diaz is an Award Winning American/Peruvian choreographer who founded Afro conTempo, the first dance company in the United States to combine Afro-Peruvian folklore with Contemporary Dance. Marcela holds a Bachelor of Arts in African and Contemporary Dance Studies from Florida International University. Marcela’s research and technique studies include work with Peru Negro, Fabiola de […]