Silk Hope, USA - Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival is four days of performances in NorthCarolina, by over forty bands from a stunning variety of styles and cultures. Native American, Cajun, Reggae, Bluegrass, African, Latin, Zydeco, Roots Rock, Country, Old Time and more. There will be a series of workshops, seminars, and speakers with themes ranging from sustainability and the healing arts, to human rights and indigenous traditions and cosmology. For more information, contact: Shakori Hills GrassRoots (919) 542-8142. E-mail: shakorihills@grassrootsfest.org

The World Music bands that are playing:

--Thomas Mapfumo- African, chimurenga
--Carnavalito- Latin Jazz
--Alejandro Escovedo- Latin
--Los Pochos- Conjunto
--Moontee Sinquah- Native American
--The Overtakers- Reggae
--Mickey Mills and the Steel- Steel Drum, Calypso- Soca
--Amy Glicklich- Tradional Chants
--Keith Secola and the Wildband of Indians- Native American
--Freeman Owle- Native American
--Willie Lowery- Native American