Panacea is an eclectic blend of five of the San Francisco Bay area's most individual and sought after musicians. With a myriad of successful music careers between them, these five dynamic performers have joined their unique and diverse talents to form what is being called a wildly playful ensemble. Clockwise from the lower left: Santuri player Robin Petrie has recorded and toured extensively, playing and singing Celtic and European folk music. Nicole LeCorgne specializes in Middle Eastern and Balkan percussion. Bon Brown Singer is well known as a vocalist and the original artistic director of the Kitka women's chorus. Shira Kammen tours here and abroad as a medieval and early music vocalist and instrumentalist. Accordionist Nada Lewis has led several renowned Balkan and klezmer ensembles in the Bay area. Together their repertoire is as diverse as their experience, with music that travels from Finland to Israel and spends quite a bit of time in the Balkans along the way.

Songs and Dance Music of Europe East and West

Tagged as: World, Medieval, Eastern Voices, Arabic influenced.

1. Tim Rayborn: Medieval and Middle Eastern music
2. Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
3. Kammen and Swan: a bright edge to traditional Celtic tunes
4. Jamie Janover: innovative hammered dulcimer
5. Magic Carpet: discover a rich tapestry of world grooves
6. Middle-Earth Ensemble: sultry and percussive Mid-East fusion
7. Jay Kishor: Music without preservatives
8. Almer and Nirvan: soulful Balkan duo featuring acoustic guitars and voice
9. To Life!: Music as a journey through tribal landscapes, rhythmic dance, hypnotic trance.
10. Eric Kamen: Urban Flamenco
11. Kaila Flexer: Original Compositions Inspired by Far-Flung Fiddle Traditions
12. Mundi: Early music meets global folk at the Penguin Café
13. Cheryl Ann Fulton: World-class performer and teacher of Medieval, Baroque, Welsh triple, Celtic and Concert harps.
14. Hans Christian: new age meets Indian cello
15. Ruben van Rompaey: passionate Eastern percussion
16. Tomas Lozano: highly melodic and structured sweet music
17. Sherefe: Balkan and Middle Eastern Music
18. Chad Farran: an impressive journey through Latin rhythms and moves
19. Fiddle Whamdiddle: foot-stomping, heart-pumping, head-bobbing music that snags audiences and reels them in!
20. The Celtic Reggae Revolution: Saint Patrick was Jamaican! Reggae's Irish Connections