Samia Panni is a vocalist, producer, band leader, composer, percussionist and radio programmer, who was born in Bangladesh, raised internationally as a daughter of an ambassador and sings in half a dozen languages. She has performed with various international groups, including Beija Flor and L'Orquestra Afrisound.
Joyce Yarrow is a poet/singer/songwriter originally from New York City who loves blending music and spoken word. She has created several multimedia performance pieces, toured with the improvisational jazz group Total Reflex, and is the author of two mystery novels.
Rosemary Bell trained as a classical musician but later had a strong desire to explore world music through the study of Cuban and Brazilian percussion. She was a founding member of Seattle's first all-girl rock group, The Flaming Pies and sang and played percussion for ten years in Grin 'n Barret.
Denny Stern has been performing as a percussionist in the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest for the past twenty years. Working with the top ensembles, Denny's percussive versatility is apparent in the power and ease with which he plays Cuban, African and Brazilian rhythms.
Rebeqa Rivers With a Bachelors' degree in vocal studies, Rebeqa has been performing and teaching in the Seattle area for four years. Recently she has performed with Latin band, Totiyo y amigos, as well as soloing for the Neodandi Fashion House.
Angie Bolton is a vocalist, dancer, actress, percussionist who has performed in many venues around Seattle for over twenty-five years. She is a member of Tickle Tune Typhoon, an award winning children's music group. Angie works in the Seattle public schools as a teaching artist.
