PAST SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
Performances at major venues and festivals include:
Bumbershoot, SXSW, The Kennedy Center, WOMAD, Lincoln Center, Southbank Centre (London), Moods (Zurich), the Hollywood Bowl, the TED Conferences, Monterey Jazz Festival, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Sponz Fest (Italy), Helsinki Festival, Nuits D’Afrique (Montreal), SF Jazz Center, the Triple Door, Chicago World Music Festival, le Poisson Rouge, globalFEST, Gondar Castles (World Heritage Site - Ethiopia), Blankets and Wine (Nairobi), and many more.
talks
Meklit regularly does talks for universities, conferences, companies and organizations. She has spoken at
The United Nations, Harvard University, TED Global Conferences, Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) Conference + APAP Wavelengths World Music Pre-Conference, Global Philanthropy Forum, Universal Audio, Amplifon Conference, NYU, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, Carleton College, University of Maryland, University of Washington, Addis Ababa University, University of Missouri, Purdue University, Black Portraiture Conference, California College of the Arts.
Examples of talks include:
The Unexpected Beauty of Everyday Sounds (TED Talk on TED.com)
How Music Connects Us: Perspectives From Performance, Personal Story, and Psychology/Neuroscience Research.
World Music/American Sound: Immigrant Music and the American Identity
Skill-sets for Developing A Creative Career
Cultural Activism and Global Citizenship
Meklit: Musician, Composer, Cultural Instigator
The History Of Ethio-Jazz
How To Be A Bandleader: A DIY Approach to a Music Career
Creative Practice/Creative Approach
Women in Songwriting and Composing