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Artists and Venues 1999 - 2005
Program History
WFSM-LA began as a one-time millennium event in 1999 with a letter from H.H. the Dalai Lama who suggested that people from around the world mark the new millennium with hope and commitment to peace and universal responsibility through music. In response to this call, Foundation for World Arts in association with EarthWays Foundation, and UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance produced the 1999 Festival. As a result of the overwhelming response from the community, the organizing partners took the initiative in planning and implementing the 2002 and 2005 Festivals and every three years thereafter. To achieve our vision, over the past ten years WFSM-LA has brought together tens of thousands of people of diverse ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, including artists of all types, community and religious leaders, educators and students. With a combined total of 185 multidisciplinary events presenting the work of 6,000 artists in 180 diverse venues across Los Angeles and an attendance of 200,000 people in the 1999, 2002 and 2005 Festivals, WFSM-LA is the largest citywide Festival currently active in Los Angeles. With our fourth festival in 2008, we hope to ensure a sustainable model that can be carried on to 2008 and beyond.
Artists
Abhijit Banerjee Adaawe Women’s Percussion Ensemble Adam del Monte Agape International Choir Alessandra Belloni Alex Spurkel Ali Jihad Racy Alisa Weilerstein American Indian Dance Theatre Anahata & the Urban Gypsy Dancers Ananda Amarawansa  - Art Foundation of LA Andrew Werderitsch Angel City Chorale Antonine Bonsorte Armand Sabal-Lecco Armandinho Axiom of Choice Ayo Adeyemi Bali & Beyond    Banafsheh Sayyad Bill “Elkwhistle” Neal Bill Shozan Schultz Billy Goodrum Boude Moore Cantori Domino Capoeira Angola Center of Los Angeles Capoeira Batuque Carlos Reynosa Carlos Torres Christopher Pellani Cindi Alvitre Conjunto Folklorico de Cuba Craig Eastman Craig Kohland Cristian Amigo Danza Floricanto/USA David Beery David Gerhart Desert Cahuilla Birdsingers Domonic Dean Breaux Dona Cici Donna De Lory Dr. Rickie Byars-Beckwith Emiko Susilo Eric Sevilla Erik Alvarado Erik Ehn First African Methodist Church Flor de Serena Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastic Choir Francis Awe Fritz Heede Gabriel Improta Gagaku - Tenrikyo Missions Shenshin Buddhist Temple Gaia Mama Gamelan CUDAMANI Ganesh Kumar Gary Lemos Gema Sandoval Geoffrey Dent Georgianne Cowan Geri Keams Gillbert Levy Git-Hoan Drancers Gwen Wyatt Gwen Wyatt Chorale Hani Nasser Band Hoopnotica Hoopdance Troupe Hradistan Dulcimer Band Hun Lakorn Lek I Dewa Putu Berata Iddi Saaka Indigo Triangle Iqbal Kamar Sidi Jacqueline Bobak - Cal Arts Faculty and Students Jacqueline Fuentes Jagannathan Ramamoorthey Jai Uttal & The Pagan Love Orchestra James Newton and the Sacred Music of Duke Ellington Jason Hann Jeffrey Barnes Bahai Chori Jeffrey Kahane Jim Berenholtz Jim Santi Owen Jiri Pavlica John  Villa John Barnes - The Jeffrey Barnes Baha'I Choir John Villa   Jordan Charnofsky Juan-Felipe Orrego Kan Zaman Takht Ensemble Karl Snyder Kartik Seshadri Kate St. Pierre Kenny Endo Kinnara Gagaku Kiya Runa Klezmer Craze Koji Nakamura Koorosh Moradi Krishna Das Kristin Barnes Kumu Hula Association of Southern California Kungwan Kurdpon Kunzang Rinpoche Kyaw Kyaw Naing LA Chamber Orchestra Lailla del Monte Larry Karush Laurel Kitten Lazaro Galarraga Leo Chelyapov Leonica Shinneman Lexi Pearl's MoMomentum Dancers Lian Ensemble Lifou Island Dance Theater From New Caledonia Lisa Rafel LMU Gamelan-Kembang Atangi Long Beach Drum and Dance Festival Los Angeles Master Chorale Los Folkloristas Luiz Badaró Mader Malathi Iyengar & Rangoli Foundation for the Arts Malik Sow Mamak Khadem Manny Saenz Martin St. Pierre Masanga Marimba and Mbria Ensemble Masashi Nomura Maurita Phillips-Thornburgh MB Gordy Micheline Berry Miroslaw Tadic Monks & Nuns of Zangdokpalri Mystic Journey Najwa Gibran NAMAH Naser Musa-Adam del Monte Ensemble Nevenka Nils Kline and Greg Bendian Ohlone Humayan Dancers Oliver Tarpaga Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Ensemble Pandit Swapen Chaudhuri Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center Chamber Choir Paul Humphreys Paul Livingstone Paulo Moura Pedro Ricardo Miño Perla Batalla Peter Jacobson Philipo Franchini Philippine Chamber Singers - Los Angeles Pima Singers and Dancers Prince Diabate Prince Diabaté Qi-chao Liu Radha Botofasina Rangoli Indian Dance Troupe Rara Avis Ray Yslas Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith Richard Horowitz Rickie Byars-Beckwith - AGAPE Robert Een Robertinho Silva Rosangela Silverstre Sabbir Kamar Sidi Sakorn Yangkhiawsod ("Joe Louis") Salaam Suite Sami Asmar - Whirling Dervishes of Damascus Sarah Thomson Scot Cunningham Self Realization Fellowshi[ Monastic Order Self-Realization Fellowship Shakti Dance Company Shaman's Dream World Music Ensemble Shiva Rae. Yoga Trance Dance SHO Sidi Goma Simon Shaheen Sizzle Ohtaka Songs of Spirit Sophiline Shapiro Southern California Panharmonic Orchestra Southern California Sacred Sites Singers. Stan DeWitt Stefani Valadez Steven Tokunaga Suemobu Togi Suzanne Teng & Mystic Journey Swing Brazil Taiko Project The Alchemy Handbell Ensemble The Arohi Ensemble The Carpetbag Brigade Physical Theatre Company The Mystical All-Star Band The On Ensemble Taiko Drummers Theatre of Yugen Ti'at Society Tjiangeua and Friends Tony Khalife Vanessa Paloma & Jordan Charnofsky VAS Vidwan T.H. Subash Chandran Viji Prakash & Shakti Dance Company Viver Brazil WAC Students Wael Kakish Walfredo Reyes Jr. Watts Towers - Day of the Drum Xorin Balbes Yidumduma Bill Harney Yonto Yuriko Doi Yuval Ron Ensemble Zen Dancing Zephy: Voices Unbound Zhena Folk Chorus
top Venues
18th Street Arts Complex Adat Shalom, West LA Agape International Spiritual Center Alfred Newman Recital Hall, University of Southern California Angels Gate Cultural Center     Armory Center Barnsdall Park, Hollywood Bergamot Station Writers Boot Camp Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church           Bing Theater, LACMA California Institute for the Arts, Valencia California Plaza Carpenter Performing Arts Center Cathedral Of Our Lady Of The Angels Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock Center For Yoga Church In Ocean Park City Hearts Community United Methodist Church     Congregation N'vay Shalom Crenshaw United Methodist Church CSULA, Luckman Fine Arts Complex Earth and Sky Lodge/Soundformation Music Faithful Central Bible Tabernacle First African Methodist Episcopal Church First Presbyterian Church Of Encino Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple Golden Bridge – A Spiritual Village Golden Harp Enterprises Grand Performances Greek Theater Green On The Hill, Signal Hill Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center Hindu Temple Society of Southern California, Malibu Hollywood Bowl      Holy Family Church of Glendale             Hsi Lai Temple Immanuel Presbyterian Church Invasion Group James Armstrong Theatre, Torrance Cultural Arts Center Japan America Theater             Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Japanese American National Museum John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Kan Zaman Community Ensemble Kol Tikvah Synagogue             Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of So. Ca. Long Beach and Homeland Neighborhood Cultural Center Long Beach Drum Festival Los Angeles Bahá'í Center Los Angeles Public Library Loyola Marymount University Sacred Heart Chapel Luckman Fine Arts Complex MacArthur Park, Long Beach   Madison Site Theater, Santa Monica Madrid Theatre, Canoga Park Maha Yoga Malibu Pueblo Mark Taper Auditorium Mt. St. Mary's Chapel              Multi-Cultural Music & Art Foundation of Northridge Museum of Cultural Diversity Natural History Museum Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Pasadena Jewish Temple Center Plaza de la Raza Plaza Methodist Church Plummer Park, West Hollywood Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier College Sacred Movement San Fernando Mission Santa Monica Pier Schindler House Second Baptist Church Self Realization Centers-Fullerton, Hollywood, Pasadena Senshin Buddhist Temple        Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society (the "Onion") Shaila Music Sinai Temple, Los Angeles      Skirball Cultural Center            Sound Journey Sri Lankan Cultural Triangle St. James Presbyterian Church St. James Presbyterian Church of Tarzana St. Lucy's Catholic Church of Long Beach State Playhouse Theater, Cal State, Los Angeles Temple Isaiah Temple Israel of Hollywood    Tenrikyo Church     The Alchemy Building The Armory Center for the Arts The Cora Company The Getty Center The Irvine Barclay Theatre The Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Civic Arts Plaza Thorne Hall, Occidental College Topanga Community House & Sacred Grounds Triloka Records UCLA Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center UCLA Dance Bldg UCLA Royce Hall UCLA Schoenberg Hall UCLA Sunset Canyon Amphitheater UCLA -University Catholic Center           United Cambodian Community. UCC Arts of Apsara University of California, Northridge USC - United University Church Venice Beach W. M. Keck Foundation Children's Amphitheatre at Walt Disney Concert Hall W. M. Keck Foundation Children's Amphitheatre, Walt Warner Grand Theatre Wat Thai of Los Angeles Watts Towers Arts Center Wayfarers Chapel, Palos Verdes Westminster Presbyterian Church Westwood United Methodist Church Will Greer Theatricum Botanicum Wilshire Ebell Wilshire United Methodist Church Wright Ranch, MalibuYogaworks, Santa Monica   top