🎶 TASTE OF DIVERSITY Performance Schedule
Main Stage
11:00 AM – DJ Desirez (Masha Polk) Buffalo-based DJ, radio personality, and educator known for high-energy sets blending hip-hop, R&B, and multi-genre mixes for festivals, events, and community programming.
12:00 PM - Masti World Music Ensemble Buffalo-based collective blending Arabic jazz, Middle Eastern musical traditions, and global influences into an immersive, cross-cultural sound. Featuring a mix of classical, jazz, and world music backgrounds, Masti creates rich, rhythm-driven performances using traditional instruments and global melodies.
1:10 PM – MahataMmoho Dance Collective Buffalo-based dance collective dedicated to cultural exchange and community storytelling through Afro-Caribbean and Afro-fusion dance, bringing together artists across disciplines.
1:45 PM – Bogdana Sokolov Belly Dance a local belly dance performer rooted in Middle Eastern dance traditions, part of Western New York’s active belly dance performance and teaching community.
2:25 PM – Queen City Cuban Dance a volunteer-driven Buffalo dance community that promotes Cuban dance styles—including rueda de casino, rumba, and Afro-Cuban folkloric dance—through performances, classes, and events.
3:00 PM - Vanessa Vacanti Quartet led by rising Buffalo jazz vocalist Vanessa Vacanti, this dynamic quartet brings fresh interpretations to classic jazz standards, swing, and selections from the Great American Songbook. Known for expressive vocals, storytelling, and improvisation, the group delivers engaging performances rooted in both jazz tradition and contemporary influence.
4:15 PM - Son Borikua Buffalo-based Latin band delivering vibrant Caribbean sounds inspired by Puerto Rican musical traditions. Their performances span salsa, rumba, bolero, cha-cha, and other Latin dance styles, creating an energetic, dance-friendly atmosphere rooted in rich cultural rhythms
5:45 PM – Naryan Padmanabha (Fusion Sitar) A Western New York-based sitarist blending Indian classical music with electronic, funk, and world influences to create immersive, cross-cultural soundscapes.
dj Stage
Featuring:
DJ Universal
DJ K.O.
DJ Ruption
Spinning a global mix of sounds all day long, including reggae, Afrobeat, Latin, soca, hip-hop, and more.
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